The market which we organize allows us to provide programming to presenters in Quebec and Canada, and also to send artists abroad through the invitations we send out to foreign presenters. This year, we will run a deficit because the PromArt cuts were announced when it was already too late for us to change our plans. It was a grant of $12,000. As regards the loss of both Trade Routes and PromArt, I can tell you that that money represents almost 50 per cent of the public funding for the international component of our programming, the other 50 per cent being provided by the Government of Quebec. So, that greatly compromises the existence of even the international component of the Bourse RIDEAU.
On March 9th, 2009. See this statement in context.