We, too, have heard the industry's comments. In fact, the minister and I took part in a federal-provincial meeting two weeks ago, and I can tell you that all the provinces are asking these questions. It must be said that most of the programs implemented in Canada support projects rather than granting operating funds.
The challenge in assessing all this is to ensure that we do support organizations that are viable. In some cases, this requires a review of the business model. As we know, since the end of the pandemic, audiences are different and much more unpredictable. So we really need to review our models.
We also need to find ways of pooling efforts. Many small organizations each hire a finance director, a communications officer, and so on. It's very cumbersome for them.
We're working closely with these organizations, but also with the Council for the Arts and with my colleagues in the provinces, to see how we can help with this transformation. Obviously, this is very important to us. We are concerned about the difficulties experienced by the festival sector, among others.