Finance committee  They do not do the same thing on the ground. The Department of Canadian Heritage has programs which complement those of the Canada Council for the Arts. When the offices for culture still existed, the two institutions did very different things, but their work complemented each ot

Finance committee  No.

Finance committee  It depends on the level of development of the disciplines in the various regions of Canada. There is a varying level of support on the part of municipalities and provinces. Consequently, people are at different levels of development.

Finance committee  I think we have to be careful with terms like “commercial activity.” Artists are much closer to the innovation side of things than to economic development, in the sense that the witness talked about earlier. A distinction must be made.

Finance committee  Are you talking about broadcasting?

Finance committee  That's a good question. After thinking about it, I think that the Canada Council for the Arts is probably in the best position to manage these measures, because of its knowledge of what's happening on the ground.

Finance committee  It would do a good job, but that should not prevent the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade from doing its part in the area of cultural diplomacy, by restoring the budgets in our embassies and the officials whose job it was to work the cultural networks.

Finance committee  We are exploring these issues in every one of our sectors. The federal government has held national consultations, because it intended to develop plans of action. That being said, the government's focus was too much on industry, and we are not an industry. We need strategies whic

Finance committee  Do you mean its support for arts and culture?

Finance committee  They still have some work to do.

Finance committee  Companies have to work very hard to position themselves in the market. This takes a lot of time and a lot of energy, and we have to build on the work which has already been accomplished. In the past, not only did a government-supported company have to do the work on the ground, b

Finance committee  I am very frustrated. I will speak on behalf of the world of dance, because I represent dance companies. If the Canada Council for the Arts had not supported these companies in the 1980s, dance would not have flourished as much as it did. In the meantime, the Government of Quebec

Finance committee  Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, members of the committee, thank you for giving us the opportunity to express our views during these consultations. The Mouvement pour les arts et les lettres represents over 10,000 professional artists, artisans, writers and cultural workers.

Finance committee  There is a small part of it. There are media arts programs, for example, for author films and on using other platforms. You asked what is the difference between Telefilm Canada and the Canada Council for the Arts. Their programs are connected, however the individual grants for cr

Finance committee  Absolutely. All artists from all sectors need more money.