NEW: Mayoral candidate Mark Sutcliffe pledges support for funding Ottawa festivals after organizers raise questions. ottnews
Officials from Capital Pride and the Tulip Festival called on Sutcliffe to clarify his position on funding for Ottawa's festivals after the 2006 Ottawa Citizen column emerged in which he advocated weaning those festivals and others off city money.
In a statement on Thursday, Sutcliffe said he supports the city’s current funding model for festivals and events. “Since the article I wrote in 2006, the City of Ottawa has reviewed festival funding to ensure that all funded events have a socio-economic benefit to our community. I am supportive of this model,” he said. “It is disappointing that my opponents are fixated on an article I wrote 16 years ago, rather than tabling their own plans for this important cultural and economic pillar for our city.
Capital Pride issued a letter to Sutcliffe's campaign on Thursday, raising questions about the column that had the headline, "Festivals should be weaned from city funding." "Ottawa is well known for our festivals and events. Many of the largest festivals in the city are run by non-profit organizations and they work everyday to bring communities together," Capital Pride Executive Director Toby Whitfield wrote. "They contribute to a vibrant city, generate significant economic activity, raise funds for local charities and create meaningful opportunities for local artists.
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