Finance committee  Great. Thank you. There was a $500 million fund announced last week. I think it really speaks to the value of Canadians caring for the social and economic fabric of the country. Festivals and major events—and I know that FAME presented to this committee last week or earlier this

Finance committee  They would. We're looking closely at what's happening in other countries and how their restart is happening. We have the benefit of watching some other countries and seeing not just how governments are handling it but also the readiness for people to gather. We're watching that c

Finance committee  We're looking at a number of scenarios for the 2021 season. Going into next year, we're looking at the productions we might do; at some of the things we had on the playbill for 2020, and bringing some of those back; and at some other things that maybe are smaller productions. We'

Finance committee  We were set to start our performance season in April. We would have had 500,000 people joining us this year. We were going to open a brand new theatre, Tom Patterson Theatre, so we were really set for a very exciting season. Based on a study by the Conference Board, each visito

Finance committee  It looks like a ghost town. It's main streets have empty stores and lots of parking. It's having a massive impact on the business community here. It's not just the hotels and B and Bs and those you might think, "Oh, yes, those are people who work in tourism." It's the industries