Welcome to this 159th meeting of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. It is my pleasure to be here today, in the absence of Ms. Julie Dabrusin, who has been detained by other business.
Without further ado, I will introduce our sole witness for today's meeting, which will last one hour. We are pleased to welcome Simon Brault, who is Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Mr. Brault, I believe you have prepared some speaking notes for us. I invite you to deliver them and welcome you once again to the committee.