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

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

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.

Government Operations committee  The CRTC, of course, is an organization that has both revenue generation and appropriation. The appropriation is quite small compared with what they have in terms of revenues. In relation to your specific question on interventions, I'll ask my colleague to answer you.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

Government Operations committee  The celebrations cost more than $28 million, but most of the money is invested in communities across Canada through programs.

Government Operations committee  As one of the reductions announced in last year's budget as part of the effort to reduce the deficit, the International Expositions Program was cancelled. It was a program used either to prepare a bid or to do related work. It was also used to fund bid committees for internationa

Government Operations committee  About $8.85 million annually.

Government Operations committee  The Canada Interactive Fund was created to make it possible for organizations to promote new ideas, in terms of their activities, by using the new media. The fund was set up several years ago, but unfortunately the type of application was not what had been hoped. In fact, there w

Government Operations committee  We presented the minister with options for the programs that were giving the least convincing results. Against that background, given the effort that had to be made to reduce the deficit, choices had to be made between the programs that were not giving us the results and those th

Government Operations committee  As you know, Sport Canada is a part of Canadian Heritage. The Minister of State (Sport) is one of the ministers within Canadian Heritage. The goal is certainly to encourage youth to be active. We also have a tradition of hosting large events and promoting excellence in sport. The