DOH! Moment: Conservatives announce Children's Arts Tax Credit

Mr. Harper and his Conservatives announcing a Children's Arts Tax Credit (allowing a credit of $500 per child per year to attend arts and cultural activities) as one of their campaign promises made me fall off my chair! This is the same man who a few years ago wanted to cut off arts funding because their "elite" members were overpaid, when in fact many artists barely make a living wage in Canada. How do Mr. Harper and the Conservatives reconcile funding for children to attend arts activities, getting them interested in this area, only to cut them off if they decide to make the arts their career when they reach adulthood? Oh wait, I almost forgot. It's election time and the CONservatives are promising little nuggets to anyone that will give them a vote. It's not about principle, or good public policy, it's about getting a/any vote! The policies of Mr. Harper and his Conservatives never cease to confound and amuse me.