Finance committee  The objective is good. The strategy is questionable.

Finance committee  No, the ASPAQ is not part of that program. If I understand correctly, because this covers a lot of ground, the cuts to the Canada Music Fund will affect that organization. That has nothing to do with the program that funded us.

Finance committee  Under the agreement with the government, our fundamental role is to simplify the message as much as possible, by reducing the cacophony that exists within such a diverse community and bringing together so many divergent interests. That is why our position was not necessarily an a

Finance committee  It depends on what your political philosophy is. You may be surprised. When we learned that this was the government's decision, we decided to accept it. We have worked for a year now to establish ourselves on an autonomous footing. In fact, regardless of the government's politica

Finance committee  Very briefly, this is a sector that is quite key to the creative economy, and there are all sorts of studies that show that artist creation and creation in general are linked. It's a question of training, of people—the artist and cultural workers are an important part of the econ

Finance committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for the honour of inviting me to testify before you on behalf of the arts, cultural industries and heritage institutions from coast to coast. My name is Alain Pineau, national director of the Canadian Conference of the Arts, which was created in 1945 by

Finance committee  First off, I want to make it clear that it is not a tax. And that has nothing to do with semantics. In actual fact, it is not a tax, but payment for a right, the right of a user to make copies. It is not a tax either in the technical sense of the word or in the fundamental sense

Finance committee  Income averaging is an issue that has been put forward for years by the cultural sector. We're again making the case, in particular because of the specifics and because of the statistic I quoted, that 26% of our people are self-employed in the sector. As I said, that's twice the

Finance committee  First, I would like to clarify something. During my presentation, I actually talked about $46 billion— the official figure provided by Statistics Canada—in direct contributions to the GDP. The $84 billion includes the indirect impact, according to the Conference Board. I just wan

Finance committee  As for other tools, the government will shortly introduce a new bill on intellectual property. The CCA urges all members of Parliament to make sure that artists are fairly compensated for the use of their work in the digital economy. In closing, I want to emphasize once again th

Finance committee  Thank you. I will now answer your questions.

Finance committee  Good morning. My name is Alain Pineau, National Director of the Canadian Conference of the Arts, Canada's oldest and most broadly based cultural umbrella organization. The CCA provides the national forum for the entire arts, culture and heritage community, from all disciplines an

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  There is fair dealing currently in the act--you are absolutely right--but by introducing elements for research and for comment and that sort of thing, there are a number of exceptions allowed that the tests can apply to. Yes, the three-step test should be included in the act. My

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I regret not being able to answer your question on international examples as specifically as I would like. There are international examples that should not be followed, such as the United States. It is proven that the system they have adopted does not work; it is not a solution.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  At the end of the day the issue of mashups implies the responsibility of those who make them possible. There is somebody at the end of the line in the YouTube case who makes money out of the mashups and the use of the works being made. The way to collect that money is through t