Edmonton Journal: Edmonton Folk Fest denied federal cash for second year in a row

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EDMONTON — The Edmonton Folk Festival is singing the blues again after the federal government denied the organization any funds from its Marquee Tourism Events program.

The Edmonton festival — the largest of its kind in Canada — had asked for $500,000, but finished out of the money for a second year in a row.

Edmonton Northlands, on the other hand, will get $821,000 for the Rexall Edmonton Indy — twice the amount it got last year. That event lost a total of $9.2 million in 2008 and 2009.

The Edmonton Eskimos scored a touchdown, too, and will be on the receiving end of $426,000 — three times as much as last year — as host of the 2010 Grey Cup game and festival.

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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/travel/Edmonton+Folk+Fest+denied+federal+cash+second+year/3006706/story.html

And on a related note...
CBC: Toronto gay pride denied federal funds
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/05/07/gay-pride-funding.html

[Toilet]

1. Must be because

They're homophobes.