Government Operations committee  That increase concerns the museum's operating budget. I believe that those people were building a new wing, which is now operational, and that this concerns operating expenses for that wing. Is that correct, René?

Government Operations committee  Canadian museums are still very popular. Like all museums, they have an impact on tourism during hard times. One need only think of the Van Gogh exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada. Last week there was an incredible lineup. The gallery admitted 2,000 people on the first

Government Operations committee  Go ahead, René.

Government Operations committee  I think it would be better if you were to ask that of Mr. Caron, the lead archivist. The one thing I can say, from having discussed some of these reductions with him, is that one challenge he had a few years ago was that almost 90% to 95% of his budget was personnel. When you r

Government Operations committee  In the context of the deficit reduction action plan, the Library and Archives is affected, like many organizations. The head archivist is trying to both meet the need for all organizations to contribute to the deficit reduction action plan and at the same time modernize the way a

Government Operations committee  In fact, this concerns the construction cycle. The money the government was to allocate for construction has been advanced. Now, in a way, the issue is more about operating funding. That is why you see a sharply declining funding profile. A sum of $100 million was advanced for co

Government Operations committee  As I said earlier, this has an enormous impact because it also has a leverage effect. A substantial portion of the funding comes from the private sector. That enables creators, producers and broadcasters to broadcast Canadian content created by people who are competing for that f

Government Operations committee  In the case of Telefilm Canada, we're talking about both feature films and certain documentaries. As you know, we have had enormous success in recent years with films made through funding from Telefilm Canada. Incendies, two years ago, and Monsieur Lazhar, last year, were in the

Government Operations committee  At the moment, 80% of the museum has been built. I believe 95% of contracts have already gone to tender. As you know, this is one of the two museums located outside the national capital. The other is in Halifax. That is Pier 21. Those people are trying to complete construction of

Government Operations committee  The Canada Periodical Fund operates somewhat like the Canada Media Fund. There are applications and criteria. We try to encourage conventional publications to go digital. We also try to urge people in the digital field to move more toward the conventional sector. I do not have a

Government Operations committee  Before the budget, we had already reduced our structural deficit by $40 million, which represents two-thirds of the total deficit. We plan to reduce the remaining $26 million over three years. On April 10, when we announced the impact of our measures to our employees, we had alr

Government Operations committee  First I would like to clarify one point. There was funding, but it was temporary. It became permanent in last year's budget, and that is what you see in the estimates. As for the way that funding is invested, there is private business funding. That is a budget of more than $300

Government Operations committee  It is for television and interactive media. We are looking at all platforms now. Some criteria even require an audiovisual creation to be offered on more than one platform.

Government Operations committee  To $100 million for the permanent funding.

Government Operations committee  The department's structural deficit is really internal. It affects what we call our vote 1s. The origin of the deficit goes back as far as 2003. There have been reduction exercises in the past that were not implemented at the department. There were also other secondary measures.