diana whalen

There’s something unusual about the flap over the downgrading of Nova Scotia’s film tax credit, accoring to Roger Taylor of the Chronicle Herald

Since the change was announced last week in the provincial budget, he hasn't found anyone who supports the idea, aside from Premier Stephen McNeil and Finance Minister Diana Whalen.

After more than 30 years, one might tend to believe that Nova Scotia’s film industry should be ready to stand on its own without much of an incentive, but there are extenuating circumstances related to the film business here.

“Given the most recent Statistics Canada job numbers, Nova Scotia can’t afford to lose an entire industry that employs over 2,000 people and generates over $130 million for our economy each year.”