Could the Canadian Tourism Commission use its powers of persuasion with the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Status of Women to move things along a little more quickly? This is a very hot topic nowadays, which has given rise to many questions being asked in the House of Commons, particularly by members of the Bloc Québécois. We wanted to find out more about the budget that has been promised as a replacement for the Sponsorship Program, which was not very popular. However, budgets apparently will not be available until fall. That is a major problem for the festivals. Do you have the power to make recommendations? It seems to me this will have a major impact on tourism.
On May 30th, 2007. See this statement in context.