Canadian Heritage committee  We do 1,000 bands in a week.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can take a stab at that. When we are negotiating, putting on a festival, putting together the lineup and all of that, we're flowing the money that we get through ticketing revenue—Patti has spoken to that—through corporate partnerships, and through government support directly

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, as Riley said, the market is generally pretty good at taking its course. We're not talking here about completely reinventing the wheel, but of shifting the focus, as we've all said. There used to be some programs administered by the federal government that are no longer a

Canadian Heritage committee  I would like to recommend that in a report the government undertake a study working with the industry to explore key elements of the industry, the existing stakeholders with a view to identifying needs and opportunities for collaboration, for creating programs which speak to thos

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't but I could sit down with you after and draw up a little worksheet.

Canadian Heritage committee  At North by Northeast, speaking specifically, we have about 1,000 artists playing each year over the course of about a week. Some of those will be the international headliners that you see on our poster, but most of them will be emerging artists. Emerging artists are at a more in

Canadian Heritage committee  I just want to jump in on that for a second, as well. I think I agree with what Patti is saying. Sometimes it's not down to actual dollars flowing from government X to institution Y, but perhaps in terms of creating a cultural shift and a national identity built around music and

Canadian Heritage committee  Sure. That's a good question, and it's not an easy and quick answer. I think the process starts with—

Canadian Heritage committee  The process starts with exactly what we're doing here. In Toronto, and Ontario, we have been able to move the needle a little bit through initiating dialogue with elected representatives and bureaucrats at the city level, and it's the same thing at the provincial level, particu

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. I'm very gratified to see that there's interest and engagement from the committee here. I've been quite active in speaking to other elements in the industry at the provincial and municipal levels. It's very nice to see that at the highest level of governmen