Canadian Heritage committee  This year, in 2018-19, we are in 1,900 communities across Canada, and it can grow.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's why we try to simplify it as much as we can.

Canadian Heritage committee  True.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm smiling because when we took the decision to reduce and simplify the grant application process, we had all of the young people, people from the north, people who were not really well advantaged by the system, applauding, and we had big organizations that were very frustrated

Canadian Heritage committee  I want to say something, and it has nothing to do with.... I want to say the issue with artists and the issue with Alberta is something that is really serious. We really want to address it, but we need to understand how the machinery works there.

Canadian Heritage committee  Can I give you just one number?

Canadian Heritage committee  When you think of the institutions, do you know the proportion of the Canada Council funding for a Quebec institution today? It's 17%. Do you know what the percentage is for an Alberta institution? It's 23%. The reason is that the Canada Council is over-investing because the lev

Canadian Heritage committee  It's an important point—

Canadian Heritage committee  And I'm very happy with it—

Canadian Heritage committee  —IT systems are very en retard. We're working a lot on that to catch up. On IT, I won't lie: This is a very big issue everywhere in Canada and with the government.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, exactly.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, but from the perspective of the artists. I'm not working with per capita, because I cannot work with per capita.

Canadian Heritage committee  Not at all, and those numbers don't work, for a very good reason. When you count an artist, there's a big distinction between what an artist is and what an artist who could be supported by the Canada Council is. For instance—