Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all I would like to thank the witnesses for being with us today. I am happy that Mr. Dykstra asked that question and that it was resolved. Indeed, there will not be many transactions like the one Bell was involved in recently every day. You have to make provisions if that kind of good news comes out of the blue.
I am happy that you are all here. I wouldn't want you to think otherwise. Since the beginning of this study, most witnesses have praised the programs that support production and creation. Most of the witnesses sang the praises of your two programs and your two subprograms. You are doing good work and we congratulate you. You certainly understand the industry.
And that is probably the secret. Naturally, the music industry is very balanced and it does not want to cut off its source. It's all well and good to replay Roger Whittaker, but young people want something different. So there is nothing to do but to seek out new material. From time to time, I listen to Roger Whittaker in my living room, but my children do not.
Your work has led to some wonderful successes. Lisa LeBlanc is the result of these funding programs. And this is not just the case in Canada. There is Pharrell Williams and his song Happy. That is an artist that we didn't know before.
Mr. Rodrigue, you mentioned four points, and the second point had to do with the flexibility of these programs. Were you referring to the variations in the inflow of funds to record producers?