Government Operations committee  The funding that was allocated to that has been eliminated. We have had mixed success with cultural diversity and promotion outside Canada. We managed to have the convention adopted. The other organization receiving money was the Canadian Conference of the Arts. In that case, t

Government Operations committee  As you know, the Katimavik program had a budget of some $15 million and involved approximately 600 youths per year. The government has been able to protect programs costing more than $80 million and involving 100,000 youths a year. They include programs such as the Exchanges Can

Government Operations committee  Approximately 100,000 young people benefit from those various programs.

Government Operations committee  Can you repeat your question, please?

Government Operations committee  That fund was eliminated under the 2012 budget. Funding for current programs will continue. However, there will be no new calls for applications. We have written to everyone who has received money from the fund to give them that news.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am very pleased to meet with the members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. With me today are Robert Hertzog, the Department's Chief Financial Officer, and René Bouchard, Executive Director of the Portfolio Affairs Secreta

Official Languages committee  If we start, for example, with the 42% reduction in Canadian Heritage's operating budget, this was done over the past three years and will continue over the next three years. These reductions include both reductions in permanent resources and the end...

Official Languages committee  It will be our pleasure to send them to you.

Official Languages committee  As I was saying, the 42% decrease takes place over a six-year period, going back three years and going forward for three years. Within that percentage, there are permanent reductions and the ending of so-called temporary initiatives. Two examples would be the Vancouver Olympics a

Official Languages committee  Within our agreements with the provinces and territories as well as with community groups, we always have objectives. They have obligations and they must send reports. We receive them regularly. For example, our provincial and territorial agreements have objectives. There are spe

Official Languages committee  I don't have that information with me. I don't know if Hubert has it, but otherwise I would be pleased to send it to you.

Canadian Heritage committee  With $200 million invested in sport every year, we are the largest contributor to sport in Canada. As the minister said, what it allows us to do with something like the hosting program is to bring in some of the big competitions, whether they are international, whether it's abo

Canadian Heritage committee  No, not at all. I simply want to point out that we have $1 billion for general programming. This includes our programs on official languages, on arts and culture, and so on. When there are anniversaries, through this programming and based on the criteria and existing programs, we

Canadian Heritage committee  It is too early to discuss a possible additional envelope for 2017.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. When we do these kinds of programs, we talk to all our regional development agencies. We talk to all the other federal partners, whether it's Parks Canada.... We talk to all the crown corporations that very often are involved in these things, like the Mint, Canada Pos