Official Languages committee  The matter of making the report public will be raised in the communication plan that will be submitted to the minister once the report has been completed. The report isn't finished yet. The minister will decide what he wants to do when the report is ready and will establish his

Official Languages committee  The decision has not yet been made. The minister will have to make the decision once he has read the report, which isn't ready yet.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your questions. First, we want to draft our report and submit it to the minister by the end of 2011. The minister will also consult with his colleagues. The public communication plans have not yet been determined, but I think the most important part of the matter

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We will try to be as brief as possible, given the change in time in today's meeting, to leave time for committee members to ask questions. Mr. Gauthier, to my left, will make a presentation on the Roadmap. We hope that it will provide enough context for

Canadian Heritage committee  It's not operational yet. We are working with the foundation now to work through the accountability, governance, and administrative components of the program. It will have to meet all the accountability requirements that Treasury Board has around the transfer of funds under contr

Canadian Heritage committee  I think the other thing is that we're transferring the funding as a one-time grant into the foundation. It will be the foundation's operations and their practices that will decide how they will handle the applications coming in for it. We have obviously a deep interest in ensuri

Canadian Heritage committee  I think I may be able to provide some clarification, but it will be for the CBC to confirm. In dealing with a transferring of funds like this, we had two actions occurring. One was the $60 million going in; the other one was the requirement for the $13 million or so—which the C

Canadian Heritage committee  As for the question about the Michaëlle Jean Foundation, Canada's Governors General have a long-standing tradition of leaving behind a legacy in the form of initiatives that are named after them. Not only are these legacies a way to honour the work and memory of previous Governor

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Wallace has certainly given you an indication of the increase in funding that the program has been dealing with--that dealt with sport, and the granting to the Michaëlle Jean Foundation--which has been offset by the savings indicated through budget 2010. The department also

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm sorry, the money that I was speaking about reflected the department's changes in supplementaries (B). My understanding for Canada's four national museums is that they, like the CBC and all the other federal entities, have had reductions stemming out of salary freezes that hav

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll have to get back on that. I just don't know.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm not aware of some of the background you've just mentioned. Certainly the museum assistance program, which I suspect is the main funding mechanism you've identified, has remained stable for a number of the previous years. We're in the process now of moving through the call on

Canadian Heritage committee  That appears on a separate line in the estimates. It is part of our budget. If memory serves, it is under the grants budget.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  The payments are authorized under the act, but I believe the money is transferred by means of a grant.