Nov 30, 2017
Hi this is Michael Wheeler and this is my final thought.
I think for the arts to really thrive in Canada we need to radically reshape the way that Arts Councils work. Operating funding works on a system where the older the company is, the more money they have. If you started a company in the 70s you have good money,...
Nov 29, 2017
I’ve been reading a lot about how automation is going to change the nature of work - that it won’t just be factories, but it will be lawyers and accountants, and even doctors. So much of what humans do as work currently will be automated through robots and algorithms. And then the question is what do we do with our...
Nov 28, 2017
Is there anything more anachronistic than the Royal family? Who cares about this wedding? Why do we care? Why do we allow this family to be on our money, to avoid paying taxes, to have to sign our laws? What have they done? They've accumulated wealth. They do not adhere to any democratic principles and yet we place them...
Nov 23, 2017
If the reason a society should support artwork is that it is an economic driver that contributes to a creative economy, if we were to determine that art did not drive the economy, should we then not have art?
Nov 22, 2017
Hear that sound? Hear that sound? That's the Fisher Price, I don't know, "bounce and play" I'm gonna call it. Anyhow, this thought is about being a parent and how before I was one I was sure that it would be hard because how would I get any work done with all the diapers and the no sleeping and carrying and bouncing...