Art fights radicalization, boosts diplomacy and creates jobs, says Canada Council head

Art fights radicalization, boosts diplomacy and creates jobs, says Canada Council head - Art can help to steer impressionable young people away from religious radicalization, says the director of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Simon Brault also says that a new government on Parliament Hill understands that Canada must restore the art and cultural arm of its international diplomacy, if it wants to have meaningful relationships with other nations. ottawacitizen.com