Canadian Heritage committee  This is another one that got picked up in the budget 2014 announcements, and that's why we're asking for the appropriations in supplementary estimates (B). Le Grand défi, as you're aware, is really quite a fascinating project that has moved well outside its home province, with

Canadian Heritage committee  I can't, actually. What's remarkable, I guess, is that often these initiatives start in one jurisdiction and it's difficult to have them scale elsewhere; there are barriers. They can't get into the education system, for example. What I find quite remarkable about this one is how

Canadian Heritage committee  If you're talking about re-broadcast of American shows, for example, I'm not aware of a statutory prohibition on the CBC using some American shows in their re-broadcast to raise revenues. All Canadian broadcasters do have access, whether the CBC or not, to the competitive Canad

Canadian Heritage committee  Is this the Venice Biennale or the Milan?

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. I don't have a breakout of the funding, but perhaps I could give an example of a crossover between the two. Ontario will be celebrating the 400th anniversary of the first francophone contact, Champlain's visit, which was really facilitated...and not only facilitated; the d

Canadian Heritage committee  Which exhibition is that?

Canadian Heritage committee  The world expo. I do not believe that we are.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes; I was at the Shanghai expo. My understanding is that this was one of the program cuts that was made, the funding for the international exposition.

Canadian Heritage committee  I worked under you when you were a minister. So you know what we, as public servants, are capable of.

Canadian Heritage committee  We do our best. I have no doubt that the 2017 celebrations will be incredible.

Canadian Heritage committee  The bulk of this will be transfers to community, but there is a small operating component, which appears in vote 1.

Canadian Heritage committee  Different countries have different models for support, including the source of financing. I lived in the U.K. for two years. They actually collect a televison tax. They literally had folks who would go around and detect whether you had a television, and then you would have to pay

Canadian Heritage committee  This is one of those cases where a funding renewal is announced in the budget. It's too late to appear in mains so this is kind of a catch-up for that. So you're right, this is not incremental to the money we have spent in the past, but it didn't appear in the mains because it wa

Canadian Heritage committee  As a hockey player, I think Patrick will be thrilled to give you this one.

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't have the figures with me to do an international comparison right now. There is, however, one difference that should be taken into account when it comes to CBC's revenues: the fact that the Canada Media Fund did not exist up until a certain point. It provides a source of r