Mr. Chair, the member for Parkdale--High Park mentioned FACTOR, the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records. I totally agree with her comments about the great contribution some of the artists have made. What she forgot to talk about was the funding agreement which ran out last March. It received an extension for one year until March 31 of this year. It had been asking for increased sustained funding. It cannot plan for the future if it does not have long term sustained funding.
Why has the minister not announced long term sustainable funding for people like Nickelback, Alanis Morissette, Sarah McLachlan and Blue Rodeo who received less than $500,000 over the years but have made over $2 billion in sales for this country? Is it because she does not think it is important to plan or is it just bad timing?