It is a major investment, but it is necessary. Clearly, this centre welcomes our artists throughout the year. These artists deserve to have a centre that gives them an opportunity to showcase their work and demonstrate their talents. This amount of $110 million will really help the centre welcome the artists, welcome visitors and welcome those who want to participate in arts and culture. This is crucial for the 150th anniversary celebrations because we are expecting to receive visitors from everywhere here in Ottawa. Such an investment in the National Arts Centre was one of the highlights in the amounts earmarked by the Department of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
On February 26th, 2015. See this statement in context.