Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for joining us here today.
My first question is going to Mr. Stacey.
In my community, it's quite diverse. We have bigger centres, smaller centres and some northern communities. It seems that the more successful groups in the larger centres are able to secure funding, whether it's through the Canada Council, the municipality or industry.
From your perspective, should there be a separate category to address the northern communities? They don't have the financial means. The community is too small. They have a very small population.
Do you think there's a need to have a separate pot of money to address these smaller communities that have very few resources? They're very talented people, but it seems like their needs are not met. Can you comment on that?