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  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  Yes. I think it's $27 million. It's over three years.

Government Operations committee  I think that would definitely be a question for the minister.

Government Operations committee  Yes, it is being maintained.

Government Operations committee  As I told you, the fact that funding from the media fund, which was granted every year on a temporary basis, is now permanent—we are talking about $100 million here—is an important factor. There is also the sum of $29 million allocated to aboriginal people and $15 million for per

Government Operations committee  Yes. I believe that is related to storage capacity. René will tell you about that.

Government Operations committee  I do not have those figures to hand, Mr. Gourde, but I will be pleased to provide them to you. It often occurs that counterparts from various countries come and visit us and we meet with them. Based on our demographics—we are talking about 30 million inhabitants—our arts and cul

Government Operations committee  Funding for the arts was significantly hit in Great Britain and the United States. I believe the minister will address some of those aspects tomorrow in his address to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.