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Government Operations committee In terms of the figures, I will ask Bob to reply. In terms of the general question on cultural programs, there were no major cuts apart from the ones made as a result of Budget 2012.
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee Yes, that is possible. Take the contribution to the Canada Media Fund as an example. It depends on the time during the year when it will be made. This is a major contribution that will affect the quarterly reports.
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee There is an amount totalling $28 million in the federal government budget. Part of that money went to Canadian Heritage and the rest to Parks Canada and other organizations.
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee As I said earlier, for the war of 1812, an amount of $6.7 million was set aside for the advertising campaign, or, in broader terms, for a media model. There were programs for…
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee As the minister mentioned and as I explained previously, the $28 million was an additional amount put into the budget for the war of 1812. Some money in already existing commemoration programs were also used to support a lot of projects in communities across Canada.
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee The celebrations cost more than $28 million, but most of the money is invested in communities across Canada through programs.
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee You're absolutely correct that the foundations are usually created when the mandate of a Governor General is over. They are created as a legacy. They usually have different themes, depending on the legacy initiative that the departing Governor General would like to pursue. In the
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee I'll let Rob answer, but first of all, you're right in the preamble to your question: the net is an additional $7.5 million. There's a number of reductions that amount to so much, and there is new money that has come in because of events like the Pan American and Parapan American
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee The transfer that my colleague is referring to was a “machinery of government” transfer when some of our aboriginal programs were transferred to AANDC.
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee In that program, there was Katimavik.... In terms of the reduction that was announced in the budget, in that program I only see Katimavik.
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee The others are adjustments to other budget items, but they have nothing to do with the deficit reduction action plan.
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee In that program we have some other programs, such as lieutenant-governors and other programs that are yearly projects, but in terms of reductions that were done in the context of the budget, under the document, I think there's a small amount in Canadian studies, which was money t
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee To be clear, the commitment of the Government of Canada to the construction is up $100 million, and it hasn't changed. The notional allocation for operating funds is $20.7 million. It's notional, of course, because they're not open yet, but that's what has been provided. What is
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee The total cost of the museum, once it is completed, is now $351 million. Do we have the number for what has been spent to date...? If we don't have this, we'll be happy to provide it to you.
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean
Government Operations committee You're correct, Mr. Braid. As we march towards 2017, the 150th anniversary, and also given much interest expressed by the public in having more information provided on history, we are trying, through existing programs and our commemoration program, to give people access to famili
November 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Daniel Jean