Certainly. Thank you very much for that.
I was going to speak about the importance of the dissemination of Canadian dance internationally. That's why Canadian Heritage's support to Canada Council for international touring is truly valuable.
I recently sat on a jury, and it was heartbreaking because there were so many deserving individuals and companies that were not successful due to budget constraints at the Canada Council. I would ask that Canadian Heritage consider enhancing support to the Canada Council to take Canadian dance across the country and internationally. I also cannot speak enough about the importance and the power of dance to build social cohesion. We work a lot in the schools and at seniors centres and at new immigrant centres, and I can see the impact that dance makes in the lives of young people, in the lives of new immigrants who do not speak the language or who have no experience living in Canada, and particularly for seniors. I think there has to be support to allow artists and dance companies to provide these very important aspects of social and emotional identity and social cohesion.
That would be all I was going to say.