Official Languages committee  Scott, do you want to address that?

Official Languages committee  That would be up to Public Works and Government Services Canada, to handle that. I must have a colleague there who handles it.

Official Languages committee  No.

Official Languages committee  Less than they received in the past?

Official Languages committee  That's certainly possible.

Official Languages committee  We can provide the committee with it once the information is available and public.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  When did publication of this new weekly begin?

Official Languages committee  So we should have that information. If we don't have it at our fingertips, we will be able to answer through the clerk.

Official Languages committee  We don't discriminate, except that it has to be under Canadian ownership and control.

Official Languages committee  I understand.

Official Languages committee  It has to be under Canadian ownership and control. We don't fund Time Warner newspapers. But there are the Irvings, Quebecor, Rogers...

Official Languages committee  I would like to draw your attention to a very important change made this year, though. There is a limit of $1.5 million per publication.

Official Languages committee  Applying a limit of $1.5 million is going to mean that four or five publications will lose out. They were receiving $3 or $4 million, but they will now receive $1.5 million. The $3 million freed up will go to L'Étoile, Le Montagnard or others. That will help to increase public assistance for small papers.

Official Languages committee  Each of those programs has specific provisions for the allocation of resources.