Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
You know, today is the economic update by the federal government. We all know they're well into $300 billion since COVID hit. We're probably headed to $400 billion. When I hear funding for two years through to five years, we all know that the federal government and taxpayers will have a profound change heading out of COVID, without question. I see it here in Saskatchewan with the museums that are struggling. Every arts and culture sector in this country is struggling.
I'll start first with you, Mr. Turgeon Thériault. You have 80 festivals in Quebec and you had some very good numbers on the rent and wage subsidies. A lot of these festivals shut down in 2019 in the fall, when they were done. It could be two years now before they resurrect themselves because they didn't have 2020, so your base is gone.
You talked about sponsorships. Companies will definitely be looking at ways to reinvent themselves as we go forward. This is really a serious situation that you have because you do a lot of beautiful rural festivals in Quebec. That's where the culture in Quebec is the most important, as you well know.
We're losing the younger group that needs to experience what culture is all about. We haven't had it for over a year, maybe two years in some cases. Maybe just talk about that if you don't mind.