I'll give you an example of how the artists get their direct funding.
We have the Canada Council for the Arts. We give them $181 million to ensure there is no political interference in providing those funds, and the Canada Council for the Arts determines who benefits from the $181 million provided by the federal government. As I say, that is direct funding to artists.
We also have a number of programs within our department. There is the Canada Media Fund, and the Canada book fund. We have a number of programs, festivals, under the building communities through arts and heritage program, through the Canada arts presentation fund. There are a number of different portfolios. We support 1,100 festivals every year, such as Festival du Voyageur in my own backyard, which contribute enormously to our economy and to our joie de vivre in Manitoba.
As I said, little pots in different places do exactly what you're suggesting, Mr. Daniel, which is to support arts and culture and help us celebrate who we are as Canadians.