Re: Halifax Pride Festival gets "Hallmark" status

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From: JD
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:05

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"Donna Whitman" <NSBooklady@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:16:44 GMT, "JD" <me@home.ca> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Donna Whitman" <NSBooklady@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:acnk25tes95jln8h5igdlv67muckbspata@4ax.com...
>>> On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:05:11 GMT, "JD" <me@home.ca> wrote:
>
>>> There are people from all over the province who come to Halifax for
>>> Pride Festival activities. They stay in local hotels, eat at local
>>> restaurants, etc. Also, I do spend money that week that I wouldn't
>>> normally spend attending some of the events and supporting local
>>> merchants who are involved.
>>>
>>
>>That may be and I have no objection to them holding it if that is what 
>>they
>>want to do.  But I don't think tax money should be going into it.
>
>
> Grants are reasonably given to any group sponsoring an event that has
> proven to generate considerable income for the province. This is such
> an event.
>

It doesn't change the fact that I object to it; not because it is Gay Pride, 
but because I can think of a whole lot better places for our tax dollars to 
go than a friggin parade.

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