Quebec allocates $ 225 million to relaunch culture

Andre Duchesne
Press

The option behind this project with a vague Olympic slogan is twofold: to ensure the necessary recovery, but by preparing for the unexpected. One catapult and one coat of mail at a time ?, we asked Minister Roy.

“Exactly,” she replied in a phone interview. And this initiative comes from the environment, through which we have multiplied meetings to find ways to respond to the problems caused by Covit-19. The new truth is that we have to live with a virus. But the social and cultural activities of the people can no longer be prevented. So we had to see how we were going to live with the potential explosions that are a part of our daily lives. ⁇

For this “live” reason, more than half of the 225.8 million (123.3 million) originally announced when the budget was tabled on March 22 goes to the first panel, “Consolidated,” on Sunday morning.

This component is specifically aimed at creating a “safety net” to extend the additional support (budget for health activities, budget assistance, ticket assistance, etc.) provided over the past two years for running movie collections and ensuring the airing of shows.

“No matter what happens with COVID-19, we maintain this safety net for a whole year,” the minister said.

But then? “We are not in the same position as we were in 2020,” he replied, pointing to science [vaccins, etc. ] Helps to better deal with infection. We now have tools that allow us to believe that the complete closure of everything is not on the cards. ⁇

This first component of the integration also plans to reach out to “new clients” previously unfunded by the Ministry and its agencies (SODEC and CALQ) to assist in their recovery efforts. The Minister highlights theaters and alternative rooms.

“We have booked $ 5 million in three years to help places like Lion D’Or or Club Soda where young people start, he’s an example. We can not drop them.”

Next

Since the onset of the epidemic, Minister Roy has placed great emphasis on helping the next generation who were less likely to reassure themselves that theaters were closed or that there was too much congestion when theaters reopened.

This sequel is centered on the second part of the project (which illuminates it) with 79.5 million covers. The bulk of this amount goes to improving the scholarship programs of Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec (CALQ), which will increase to 12 to 22 million over the next three years. At least 20% of this additional 30 million is earmarked for emerging artist projects.

It added $ 7 million over three years to emerging artists from immigration, tribal communities or people with disabilities.

Finally, the third component of the project (Propel) provides $ 23 million to promote the international influence and export of Quebec works and to support innovative and bold projects. Examples include augmented reality jobs, podcasts and high-speed installations.

Always available

Going back a step, let us recall that on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the Legault government tabled a budget including 407 million new injections over five years for culture. Minister Roy, like many representatives of the cultural community, was delighted.

The next day, however, the World Health Organization ruled that a corona virus had infected the planet. The rest is history.

“This record is made up of budgets that are still available,” Minister Roy recalls. If by accident, unfortunately, the same type of infection occurs again, these sums are still available and they will be converted in favor of the environment. But that is the catastrophic and catastrophic situation. I want to become positive and active. ⁇