Evidence of meeting #7 for Official Languages in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was newspapers.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB
I just got the answer. It's going to be tabled this morning.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
It wasn't. It was to have been done at 10 o'clock, but it was not tabled.
Liberal
Conservative
Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB
I'm told it was tabled with the clerk through the back door.
Conservative
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Are you able to give us a complete list of PAP recipients for 2008-2009 and 2009-2010? The fiscal year ended yesterday. I'm asking the same thing for the CMF so we can compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges. Are you able to give us that information?
Director, Periodical Publishing Policy and Programs, Department of Canadian Heritage
We can actually provide the information on the PAP and CMF for 2008-09. For 2009-10, we're still collecting and verifying the information. Usually we don't have that list ready until about May or June, but we can put the information together as quickly as possible.
For 2008-09 the information is available, and we'd be happy to provide it to this committee.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
We will start with 2008-2009. When you have the 2009-2010 figures, then we will have them too.
Director General, Cultural Industries, Department of Canadian Heritage
We'll pursue it.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Could you give me the total figure for each program for last year?
Director, Periodical Publishing Policy and Programs, Department of Canadian Heritage
The technology is a bit mysterious to me. It's almost the same thing as the CMF now: $75 million.
Liberal
Director, Periodical Publishing Policy and Programs, Department of Canadian Heritage
No, I'm sorry, that's the total. It's $60 million for the PAP and $15 million for the CMF.
Director, Periodical Publishing Policy and Programs, Department of Canadian Heritage
I can find the exact figures.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
I would appreciate that.
I have a question for you, Mr. Bernier. You said you are responsible for four industries. What are the other three?
Director General, Cultural Industries, Department of Canadian Heritage
I am responsible for the music industry, the book industry and the film and video industry.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
For each of those programs, are certain amounts also set aside for official language communities?
Director General, Cultural Industries, Department of Canadian Heritage
Each of those programs has specific provisions for the allocation of resources.
Liberal
Director General, Cultural Industries, Department of Canadian Heritage
I can certainly send them to the committee clerk. I'll be pleased to do that.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
That's great.
That's fine for now, Mr. Chair, I wanted information. My colleague can use the rest of my time.
