ARPA Action Item: Take action today by sending your MP and Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement a note of support for these funding cuts [Send it to [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] and your MP’s contact information is here.

Toronto Star, May 8 2010, OTTAWA—The Harper government is being labelled homophobic for refusing to fund Toronto’s gay pride festival this year. The festival received $400,000 last year from the marquee tourism events program but it won’t get a nickel this year. [Click here to read the many news reports about this.]