Canadian Heritage committee  I will, with great pleasure. You know what? I did that already.

Canadian Heritage committee  No. I did Calgary the last time, because I was going to Banff, but I will do it in Edmonton any time.

Canadian Heritage committee  Sure.

Canadian Heritage committee  You know what? What was before my time I cannot change. I'm telling you—and I've spent all my life in this sector—we are doing everything in the world to be fair and to be transparent. I'm working on this question of juries. I also realize that sometimes when I have Alberta jur

Canadian Heritage committee  What I'm saying is that there is no simple solution.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's a systematic approach. I think that what we are doing right now in terms of where we put the money, in terms of outreach in Alberta and in terms of inviting the artists, with the success rate that I mentioned.... It's not a joke. One out of two is quite good, because you als

Canadian Heritage committee  Your life will probably be longer than mine, so you will see the change.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely, I'll be there with great pleasure.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  We are spending many more dollars on core funding than we used to, but we are fifty-fifty in terms of where we spend the money right now.

Canadian Heritage committee  Core is money that goes to 2,000 organizations in Canada right now—institutions and small and medium-sized organizations—for their ongoing operations.

Canadian Heritage committee  They can, and this year, in 2018, we accepted 320 new organizations. At the moment we are favouring organizations that are innovative and that also represent voices that are less represented right now in Canada. We have a big emphasis on diversity and on indigenous culture.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. It's the same thing. They can apply.