Canadian Heritage committee  As you know, when you are a pioneer, you have to suffer in the beginning.

Canadian Heritage committee  I spoke before the standing committee in 1999 and explained that digital culture was coming and that we needed this type of equipment. I was asked whether this was a trend, and whether I thought that this would pass. And so we had to do this ourselves; we negotiated—as you said,

Canadian Heritage committee  Around $8 or $10.

Canadian Heritage committee  It was very sought-after. A lot of cultural organizations that worked in the digital domain set up shop in former banks because they had fabulous electrical systems, and high ceilings. So there were several of us who recycled buildings. What I was saying earlier is that now we ar

Canadian Heritage committee  Actually, you have a picture. You can see the amount received from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Montreal Arts Council, the Ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation of Quebec, and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy of Quebec. We also re

Canadian Heritage committee  My speaking time is up?

Canadian Heritage committee  One of the very novel aspects of this tool is that it has wheels. Twenty-one of them are now in place in Quebec. They also allow for improvements in the use of cultural equipment. Consequently in these rooms we can now receive chambers of commerce, and hold network events and cul

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for inviting me. I will try to answer your questions first by presenting a model that has existed for 25 years. Sometimes I even say that I am the grandmother of the digital arts in Quebec. The Société des arts technologiques, or SAT, now sees itself as a model of the