Finance committee  First of all, the Canadian Festivals Coalition did not accuse anyone of anything regarding the cancellation of the marquee tourism events program. We were very clear on the fact that it was temporary. But what we are saying is this: before the economic crisis, we were trying to

Finance committee  You want to know what would happen if $12 million were given to the Canadian Football League?

Finance committee  I would support that if all the money were to go to the Montreal Alouettes.

Finance committee  Forgive me, Mr. Chair, but I could not resist the chance to make a joke. Remember that I work for the Just for Laughs Festival. In all seriousness, though, I think they are two completely separate issues. We are talking about a $50-million fund that the government has already c

Finance committee  As far as the request goes, we try to bring together a number of different stakeholders who generate significant economic benefits for the tourism industry in the area of major international events.

Finance committee  The CFC is in the process of developing criteria. As you can appreciate, we already have certain models, based on what was done in Quebec and Ontario. We use those models to establish objective criteria of what constitutes a major international event. Even in Quebec, we have iden

Finance committee  Indeed, some of our members had to deal with some harsh cutbacks. The past two years have been very tough, and our members have had to respond quickly. It was talked about rather extensively in the media, for that matter. We hope that, in the future, the government will adopt sl

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, good afternoon. My name is David Heurtel, and I am the Vice-President of Corporate and Public Affairs for the Just for Laughs Group, which puts on the Just for Laughs festivals in both Montreal and Toronto. On behalf of the Canadian Festivals