Finance committee  I'm a member of a national organization. I represent both the Quebec side, where there is one type of culture and reality, and the Canadian side as a whole. The situation is not the same on both sides. I can't give you an adequate and satisfactory answer because the two shoes are

Finance committee  Yes, film producers belong to our association.

Finance committee  Yes, that's the case.

Finance committee  I admit frankly that I'm unable to give you those statistics.

Finance committee  It's not me whose seeking it, sir, it's the associations. We represent and cover all the sectors. That's why I can't give a point-blank answer to a specific question like that. However, I could send you the answer later.

Finance committee  I think so. Films are produced by Quebeckers and are screened for Quebeckers, who watch them.

Finance committee  Yes. Moreover, a one-day conference was held on the issue here in Montreal 15 days ago. Not only did we talk about those cuts, which is one thing, but we also addressed the topic of cultural diplomacy. The proceedings of that conference will be published. We already intend to sha

Finance committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen, committee members. I am National Director of the Canadian Conference of the Arts. My CCA is different from Mr. Paton's CCA. The Canadian Conference of the Arts is the oldest and biggest arts and culture organization in Canada. Ou

Canadian Heritage committee  That's exactly what I was getting into. The CBC currently gets indirect funding through the CTF. It does not access the CTF funds itself. It has been demonstrated in front of this committee beyond a shadow of a doubt, but it provides distribution platforms for Canadian content th

Canadian Heritage committee  ISPs, Internet service providers. All people who provide cultural content on your cell phone, on the instrument on which you receive podcasts, on the Internet should be called upon to contribute the same way that broadcasters and cable operators currently contribute a portion of

Canadian Heritage committee  Definitely on news and information. There are a multitude of news outlets in this country. However, the public broadcaster that broadcasts across Canada is a very important outlet. That is definitely its primary and most fundamental role. However, providing information cannot sup

Canadian Heritage committee  In a general sense, yes, if you will.

Canadian Heritage committee  In the country?

Canadian Heritage committee  Several hundreds of thousands. Approximately 600,000 people earn a living from the arts, in one way or another. I am not saying that they are all in broadcasting.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would expand your question to say the level of funding and investing the Canadian government makes in arts and culture in general, because this is our viewpoint. I'm focusing more on the CBC here today, but it's just one of the components of the big picture. It is our published