Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. For years, we were not doing a lot of outreach because there was no money to offer. It's serious. If you meet artists and you say, “Apply, apply, apply,” and there's no money to respond to the applications, you're kind of a.... There is money now. We need to spend

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, absolutely.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely, and everything I said today. All the numbers and the crunching of numbers, by the way, from people in Toronto is taken from our website because we are, I think, an exemplary organization with its numbers, and I can say worldwide, because I'm working on the world sta

Canadian Heritage committee  Canada Council is very transparent with its numbers, so absolutely, we will do that. We report in a very maniaque way on how we deliver the commitments because we are very clear that with the money we receive, we need to make sure we're delivering.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Nantel.

Canadian Heritage committee  You can't keep the heart from loving.

Canadian Heritage committee  You're letting me find the figures that the member from Alberta requested.

Canadian Heritage committee  The council used to organize its programs by artistic discipline. For example, there were 26 different programs for all kinds of theatre-related activities. The same was true of visual arts, and there were all kinds of detailed literature programs. So we had extremely granular su

Canadian Heritage committee  The question is that you need to have an independent scene that is strong enough to retain those talents, and that is what we're trying to build.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  The success rate in Alberta right now is close to 42%, so it's quite good. In terms of numbers of applications last year—

Canadian Heritage committee  In terms of the average, as I said, where we are right now, the success rate is quite comparable for project grants. For artists applying, the numbers are quite similar in Canada, so there is no type of discrimination in that area.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, 42% were successful.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's more or less what it is. Let me find the exact number, but it's comparable.