Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  That's right.

Finance committee  That's correct. Last November the then government committed to essentially a $5 per capita increase to the Canada Council, $150 million in sustained funding. The current government has committed, as you just indicated, to $50 million. We're delighted to see that, but there are two issues with it.

Finance committee  Exactly. And over the longer term, we are hoping to see the full investment originally committed.

Finance committee  In total, actually, we're looking at a $300 million project. We haven't identified a specific year for that. We realize that there are lots of pressures and that we'll have to work in partnership with the federal government on this.

Finance committee  Basically $200 million.

Finance committee  It was about $150 million.

Finance committee  And we applaud it.

Finance committee  Good afternoon. My name is David Baile. I'm the general manager of Opera Atelier here in Toronto. I'm also the secretary treasurer of Opera.ca, a service organization; it's the national voice of opera in Canada. I'm very pleased to be able to address the Standing Committee on Finance.