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"Donna Whitman" <NSBooklady@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:05:11 GMT, "JD" <me@home.ca> wrote:
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>>"Peter" <no@email.com> wrote in message
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>>> "JD" <me@home.ca> wrote in message 
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>>>> "Donna Whitman" <NSBooklady@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>> On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:13:17 -0700 (PDT), kozmo
>>>>> <novascroller@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>On Jun 4, 4:36 pm, Donna Whitman <NSBookl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:53:12 GMT, "jrl" <mlecl...@accesswave.ca>
>>>>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>>> >FOOD BANK SHELVES ARE EMPTY AND GAY PRIDE GETS $25,000 ,GO FIGURE.\
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's no different from any other cultural festival getting
>>>>>>> funding. It does generate income so the city is giving with one hand
>>>>>>> and will take back in revenues.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>when's the hetero pride parade and where's their funding?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If someone wants to organize one, they're quite welcome to do so.
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>>>> They are unlikely to get $25K for it though.
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>>> They are unlikely to generate an estimated $2,000,000 in revenue for the
>>> local economy too.
>>>
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>>I don't believe that.  The gay pride parade doesn't generally attract
>>tourists.  Local people would spend the money anyway; just over a longer
>>period of time.
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> 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.