Beer, you left out steamed clams in a buttered hotdog bun!

Rodney came to power with a few grudges hangin' off him, Adrien. One was about the Nova Scotia Arts Council, which delivered grants to artists, and had long been seen as favouring Halifax arts to the impoverishment of the rest of the province. This was primarily due to the criteria they had set, which included showing or playing in galleries or other venues, obviously easier to do if you're in the city.

NSAC had just completed an extensive research tour through the province, heard and understood the problems, and were engaged in revamping their process. Along comes Rodney and shuts her down. Still don't know where their endowment money went - general coffers, I suspect - and getting an arts grant is harder than ever if you're in the boonies.