Caribbean Culture

Caribbean culture: After years of dwindling support for North Americas largest celebration of Caribbean culture, the federal level is contributing nothing to this years annual event. Not one penny, according to The Star. Yet Ottawa is set to cash in. An independent 2010 economic impact study concluded that Torontos annual celebration of Caribbean food, music and dance generates almost $200 million in total tax revenue for all three levels of government. And about 55 per cent of that windfall goes to Ottawa. Only about $1 million ends up at city hall, which gets most of its money through property tax and As thousands of sequin-clad revelers march in Torontos jubilant Caribbean festival parade on Saturday they ll be carrying an invisible freeloader Prime Minister Stephen Harpers Conservative government. The Harper government had offered to provide a measly $13,000, but there were so many strings attached to this funding that festival organizers say they had to turn it down. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.