Mr. Speaker, over the course of last week and last night in particular, a number of artists had the privilege of being honoured by their peers and the people of Quebec, under the auspices of ADISQ, the Quebec alliance for the record, performance and video industries.
I will not try to name them all in the little time we have. Nonetheless, together with my colleagues from the Bloc Québécois, I would like to congratulate all the award recipients. Our congratulations also go out to those who contribute from behind the scenes.
Quebec culture is very much alive. However, we must increase our efforts to ensure that it has the means to continue to thrive.
Soon we will have the opportunity to discuss cultural diversity, funding for culture and ways of protecting it.
Culture is the psyche of nations. Without culture, our unique identities will perish.