Industry committee  You know, never say “never”. It is kind of like the “best before” date on your yogourt container, my answer will only be good before that date. If economic circumstances change or if there are other changes, it is possible that the government may want to reconsider. Next year, t

Industry committee  I'm not sure I understand the question.

Industry committee  I think that Mr. Bernier has, on numerous occasions, stated that the program needed to be reviewed in terms of its criteria, mechanisms...

Industry committee  I 've noted your suggestion and will pass it along to the Chief Statistician.

Industry committee  The Canadian Tourism Commission, set up by law, is a crown corporation that has its own board of directors, and we will be developing an appropriate governance memorandum of understanding with them. They don't report to me. They are an agency of government. However, as Mr. Masse

Industry committee  Yes, with the caveat that I referred to earlier, that I believe the previous budget reduced it by about--if I'm correct--$3 million. I'll get back to you by tomorrow on that. This was not the last budget, by Minister Flaherty, but the previous one. So the overall fiscal envelope

Industry committee  There are a number of other areas and other departments that the Government of Canada makes a contribution to in supporting tourism. There are some in ACOA. I referred to the support for the founding of Quebec City, which obviously is going to be a great tourist boom as people re

Industry committee  As I said, we look forward to having this meeting.

Industry committee  First of all, I want to make it clear that I wasn't the one to order the budget cutbacks.

Industry committee  But, since...

Industry committee  Since your comments are going on record, I wouldn't want my colleague, the Chief Statistician, to think that I had stepped in and cut his budget. This was a decision made by ministers, by cabinet. On the other hand, I think you can hardly blame them and that if you did, it would

Industry committee  We discussed the issue with my colleague from Treasury Board. Some meetings were held with the Chief Statistician and it was suggested that he take a serious look at what could be done this year. It is important to note that this year's expenditures by Statistics Canada are some

Industry committee  If you look at the nature of the reductions that were announced, they span quite a diversity of agencies, programs, and activities, from Statistics Canada, to intellectual property, going back to technology partnerships. As I said earlier in response to a question from Mr. Carrie

Industry committee  First, in terms of CAPC, the minister very much looks forward to meeting with that organization.

Industry committee  Thank you.