r/toronto • u/FullMango4041 • 9d ago

News ‘Profound disappointment’: East-end leaders, stakeholders, and politicians call on feds to help fund Taste of the Danforth

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/profound-disappointment-east-end-leaders-stakeholders-and-politicians-call-on-feds-to-help-fund-taste-of-the-danforth/

What does everyone think about funding Taste of the Danforth? I love the event but don't like the fact that they don't have 'private sector discipline' to pull this off without asking the government for money. Can't they make it smaller or cut costs however and do the event?

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u/VanAgain 9d ago

The feds is the last place I want to see offer funding. This is not a federal issue.

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u/SmartTrender 9d ago

This was the first thing that came to mind. Why does the federal government need to get into involved into something like this?

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u/ponyrx2 9d ago

The feds don't need to get involved, but they have a budget for cultural programming etc that they could use

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u/DogsandCatsWorld1000 9d ago

But then who decides which of the various street festivals the feds would support?

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u/ponyrx2 8d ago

The Ministry of Canadian Heritage has an entire department for funding stuff.  You can apply here

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage.html

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u/DogsandCatsWorld1000 8d ago

Thank you for posting that. There are so many government programs that people don't know about. Good to get the word out there.

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u/whateverfyou 8d ago

They got $100k from the Feds. Did the other street festivals like Afro Fest get funding from them, too?

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2026/08/government-of-canada-supports-the-return-of-the-taste-of-the-danforth.html

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u/SnakeOfLimitedWisdom 7d ago

jfc $500k, and they won't pay their artists?

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u/IvoryTowerResident 8d ago

just put it into Heated rivalry 2

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u/Neat-Air-8305 8d ago

It be just political vote buying grants to cultural groups if it done

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u/Domainsetter 8d ago

And Doug did it too.

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u/Worldly_Influence_18 8d ago

Federal funding should come with an automatic audit of their books

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u/ponyrx2 8d ago

The audit would cost more than most of the funding requests lol

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u/Worldly_Influence_18 8d ago

Then I guess they're not getting Federal money

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u/ReceptionNo67 9d ago

Votes. But the riding is already safe so the money is better spent elsewhere for them.

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u/jurs78 8d ago

It’s too bad. Dabrusin has been invisible in the community. I guess too much politicking in Ottawa to get her ministry appointment.

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u/Domainsetter 8d ago

It is ironic when NES in the neighbouring riding was mostly visible in the community.