Evidence of meeting #43 for Finance in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was federal.
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Conservative
Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and now that I know where those two guys graduated, I'm going to talk my daughter out of going to McGill.
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Conservative
Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON
I'm just kidding. I'll talk to you about it after.
I have a question for Madame Brouillé. There are two things.
I want to completely understand. You represent....
I'm sorry, I only speak English at this point.
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Brian Pallister
Excuse me, Monsieur Wallace. I should explain to the panel that we have been doing this for five weeks, so if you think it's a little less formal than you had anticipated, this is part of the reason.
Continue, Mr. Wallace.
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Conservative
Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON
Is it as performing artists that you represent? That's what I want to know.
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Executive Director, RIDEAU
No. I represent those who present the artists to the public, in other words the performance presenters, the people who buy a show, market it and provide the organization so that there are people in the room to see the creations. They're what are called
the “presenters”, en anglais.
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Conservative
Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON
Okay, thank you.
So the people you represent are trying to make a profit on the cultural aspects of what they're presenting. Is that correct? Is it for-profit businesses that...?
October 25th, 2006 / 3:45 p.m.
Executive Director, RIDEAU
No. Most of the presenter organizations are non-profit organizations. Some are part of municipal structures. Most of the members of my network are non-profit organizations.
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Conservative
Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON
Maybe I misunderstood when you answered a question from a previous questioner. Can none of those organizations attract Canada Council of the Arts grants? They cannot get them?
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Executive Director, RIDEAU
No, because the Canada Council subsidizes creation; it directly subsidizes the artists and the creation of works. It's somewhat the same thing in Quebec. The artists are subsidized by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, whereas the presenters are directly subsidized by the Ministry of Culture. The jurisdictions are different, and the funding sources are different. Some Canada Council programs can sometimes provide indirect assistance to, for example, home bases for shows that will be produced by multidisciplinary presenters. In general, the funding that supports programming on the premises of multidisciplinary presenters comes from the programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
3:50 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Brian Pallister
Thank you very much, Mr. Wallace.
I want to thank you all for your presentations. I hope your experience this afternoon was more pleasant than a trip to the dentist. The committee is very grateful to you for being here, for the time you have devoted to us and for the work you have done in anticipation of this meeting. Thank you very much.
The meeting is adjourned.
