Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I appreciate hearing the testimony of the witnesses today. Being from the arts sector myself in a prior life, I know it is an important sector to our economy, and I'm happy to hear some of the testimony, especially from Mr. Everson.
Some of the members around this committee have expressed some concern about our government deciding to make some cuts in certain segments of this sector that weren't performing as well as others. In particular, I know the sector you represent, Magazines Canada, has received about $12 million since 1995 in funding for 53 different projects. Could you perhaps give us a little more background as to the success you've had in your particular sector, give us a little testimony in that regard?