Forced Expectations
Is the word ‘seminal’?
sem·i·nal adj
1. highly original and influential
2. containing an idea or set of ideas that forms a basis for later developments
3. relating to, containing, or carrying semen or seeds

Is the word ‘seminal’?
sem·i·nal adj
1. highly original and influential
2. containing an idea or set of ideas that forms a basis for later developments
3. relating to, containing, or carrying semen or seeds
There are dozens of reasons why Stephen Harper needs to support and promote arts funding, especially when it comes to federal cash for touring grants. One of the reasons is this: artists on tour perform acts of low-level diplomacy with people that Harper and trade ministers will never meet. Touring shows form a creative interface between countries that gives Canada a more positive position in global dynamics.
Originally posted on TheTalkingShop.ca.
The Skinny: Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government has axed the following programs over the course of the past two weeks: