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 would address the issue from another viewpoint, even though I may come to the same conclusion. We consider that an investment in creativity, in cultural products and cultural expression is something fundamental. The federal government has an important role to play in that regar

Finance committee  If there are more sensible projects that can enable us to see more cultural products on our screens, absolutely.

Finance committee  We should analyze why it's not doing well.

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  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, my name is Alain Pineau. I am the National Director of the Canadian Conference of the Arts, the oldest and most broadly based cultural umbrella organization. The CCA provides a national forum for the entire cultural community: heritage, arts a

Finance committee  Yes, in fact we can. I can't quote you all of the figures off the top of my head, but I do know that depending on the sector or method of calculation used, we can expect to see either a full return, or double or double and a half return on the investment. There is some disagreeme

Finance committee  Absolutely. That's the positive side of the negative side of the cultural sector. Creating jobs in this sector is not a very costly proposition because artists and people working in the cultural sector generally do not earn a great deal. I'm not saying that they should continue t

Finance committee  Well, I'll address only the $40 million that we're talking about in developing foreign markets. I would tell your constituency that this is a government priority, and if you need arguments to support that, that's what we're here for. I'm not going to do that in the three seconds

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chairman, members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, as has just been said, my name is Alain Pineau and I am the National Director of the Canadian Conference of the Arts, or the CCA. I would like to thank you for giving the CCA this opportunity to intervene as pa

Canadian Heritage committee  As I said at the outset, the mandate of our organization is not specifically that narrow. We really embrace the whole kitty. We're intervening here on the issue of principle. I cannot tell how many artists will be affected. Others have, and it's on the record. They're in a much

Canadian Heritage committee  Not that I am aware of—except, as I said, if organizations like the Canada Council are also asked to take from Peter to feed Paul. If we're talking about redirections within the envelopes, that's indeed the approach that seems to have been taken in this case, for whatever reasons