Im sure its hard to find people in politics who are consistent. So Im not surprised by the Sask. Party administration rewarding donors and friends with favourable laws and policies, from oil royalties to union certification changes and other massive labour law changes to unwavering support for the temporary foreign worker program. While Wall admitted Wednesday we know that freer trade is not perfect that doesnt give him absolution from picking a single winner in a losing Saskatchewan film industry he deemed unworthy when he did away with the Film Employment Tax Credit in the 2012 budget. To now pull a $1.5-million subsidy out of the Tourism Saskatchewan budget (under the bizarre auspices the film try to incorporate as many Rouleau-area sunsets as possible) is actually a far more hideous hidden subsidization. And lets face it: It was done to avoid the political embarrassment of the Saskatchewan-based story being filmed in Manitoba or Alberta, where government film subsidies are still available. So, when he mentioned specifically getting rid of incentives to creative industries in particular among all the provinces, I was rather miffed. The other provinces havent cancelled film tax credits, apparently because theyre not stupid. Consistency? Walls govt subsidizes gas industry. Two years later, this SFETC decision still floors me. leaderpost/business/MANDRYK+Wall+sometimes+script+subsidies/10020161/story.html
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 02:28:03 +0000
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