Mr. Speaker, I have yet to receive an answer.
The hon. member is talking about 2005, but this is 2008. In the meantime, a crisis has occurred in the film industry in Canada, especially when it comes to French-language feature films. There was not enough money. The Government of Quebec acknowledged this and did its part. That is all that was expected of the government. The current minister and her predecessor implied that they would give money, but nothing happened.
The excerpts of my discussion with Mr. Roy, the chair of the board of directors of Telefilm Canada, were very clear. At the end of the meeting, he said:
Currently, in the French-language film market, given the appetite of producers, I don't think funding is sufficient.
Since there was a request, and the Government of Quebec did its part, the Government of Canada could do the same thing.