Canadian Heritage committee  I just want to give you some additional information. What I expect from the Department of Canadian Heritage is to meet our needs, those in the area of equipment, for example. Artists are often very good managers, even if they are artists. They are able to take care of the locati

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Canadian Heritage committee  It is very similar with La Filature because, as I said, we receive no grants. What we receive in return from the organizations and the artists to whom we provide spaces and services is principally the fact that the artists come to us, and work and produce with us. First, there a

Canadian Heritage committee  La Filature does not receive support from anyone except for the building's renovation. Quite recently, one of the organizations, DAÏMÔN, received a subsidy from Canadian Heritage for the installation of cultural equipment to set up a sound studio, which it had never managed to do

Canadian Heritage committee  Good morning, my name is Jean-Yves Vigneau. I am, first and foremost, a visual artist, but I am also the President of La Filature. Let me introduce Diane Charland, who is responsible for bookkeeping and day-to-day administration. She works part-time whereas I'm a volunteer. La F