I am going to begin this meeting. We're running a little bit behind.
I would like to welcome everyone to the 101st meeting of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Today we are doing our study on cultural hubs and cultural districts in Canada.
Our witnesses today, from the Canadian Arts Coalition, are Frédéric Julien, and by video conference from Toronto, Kate Cornell.
We have Jayne Engle from the McConnell Foundation.
We also welcome Monique Savoie, from the Société des arts technologiques.
We will begin with you, Mr. Julien and Ms. Cornell. You have a total of 10 minutes.