Brochure_Chorale_Apercu(modified)

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Dear Government of Canada, Dear Government of Québec,
Thank you so much for the money and support, you’ve been great.
And I’m not just talking about the funding of this project ; it gœs farther back
than that. I’m talking about the 7 $/day daycare I took advantage of for 6
years, which enabled my entire family to enjoy a higher quality of life and
gave us time to breathe. And for all the child benefts : free basic dental, free
basic meds, and a few really nice monthly paychecks for our work as parents.
It makes everything so much easier.
attaque de chœur
I think we’re on to something. I think we’re starting to see the benefts of a
government that invests in its society with arts and programs and funding and
welfare. I can only speak for my little corner of the world here in Montreal,
but the city is looking and feeling fantastic and maybe we should start talking
about everything that’s going right.
And all the possibilities.
We could be a social experiment. Take it all further and see what happens
when you strive to keep education and childcare as inexpensive as possible,
when you value your artists and take their work to the street for the world
to see, and when you plan to pay for it all with a booming party industry.
Québec micro-breweries are bursting at the seams, and luck would have it
that half the world is a heavy drinker. We’d be crazy not to transform rural
Québec into the beer-tour capital of the universe. Bring in the tourism, bring
out the local artists and artisans, and festival the fuck out of this province,
pardon my French.
It’s a grand investment, I know. It’s not a popular stance with everyone, I know.
I can truly understand why someone who works much harder than I do would
think : Why the hell should I have to pay for your party ? I can understand
how someone who can’t get afordable care in a hospice is not necessarily
impressed with tons of money going into transforming a cement truck into a
giant disco ball in the name of public art.
And yet something tells me we need that giant disco ball.
Something tells me we if we take the focus of our problems and concentrate
on feeding our souls and imaginations it will be benefcial for all.
I know I have my part to play as well. I’m not quite sure how to personally
go about this making-the-world-a-better-place business, but I’m convinced
that turning of the news stations, getting the weight of the world of my
shoulders, and getting something going with the immediate people around
me is a good place to start.