Finance committee  We're talking about events, whether they're cultural, entertainment or sports, provided they recur every year. We want to prevent an event like the Vancouver Olympic Games, for example, from being included in this program. We want to avoid this kind of major event which is sudde

Finance committee  Yes, that's correct.

Finance committee  Under the agreement reached with the four major regions, the funds are allocated as follows: 30% to 33% to Quebec, 33% in Ontario, approximately 20% in the West and 10% in the Maritimes. Those percentages are representative of our industry. However, the figures aren't complete.

Finance committee  Yes. We're proposing a program including standards. As for visibility, you shouldn't think it will disappear completely. The provincial governments and municipalities are asking that their contribution at least be announced or presented, which is normal. If that were done for pa

Finance committee  That's what we're proposing, but I must admit quite honestly that we still don't have the figures to complete the Canadian picture. As soon as we have them all, we'll be able to work with the government. However, we're talking about a quite similar order of magnitude.

Finance committee  We're talking about people who live more than 80 kilometers from the site of the event or who stay in the area for more than 24 hours.

Finance committee  A separate envelope could be allocated to emerging festivals or start-up festivals. We think a different dynamic is involved in those cases. In economic development terms, we can't show that the event has an impact starting in the first year, when there hasn't been a single custo

Finance committee  Studies are now being conducted everywhere in the context of events, and these analyses show how many people come from outside.

Finance committee  Yes, it's documented everywhere.

Finance committee  It's to convince the government that when you invest dollars in the festivals, we promote Canadian culture, Canadian festivals. It's an iconic festival; more people come to your events, there's more tourism, and that creates economic activity for hotels and restaurants. That's wh

Finance committee  Not 40%, 8%; 40% is the maximum public money from each festival, local, provincial, and national money. There is no 40%. The project is 8% of our budget.

Finance committee  When over one-third of a festival is financed by public funds, it's not in good shape.

Finance committee  Forty percent?

Finance committee  It's not 40%. The average part of the government—

Finance committee  Yes, it's very big. We'd prefer it to be less than that. It's the maximum.