Canadian musical diversity component of the Canada music fund : Volet de la diversité de la musique canadienne du fonds de la musique du Canada : rapport du Comité permanent du patrimoine canadien

CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS HOUSE OF COMMONS CANADA CANADIAN MUSICAL DIVERSITY COMPONENT OF THE CANADA MUSIC FUND Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Gary Schellenberger, MP Chair DECEMBER 2009 40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons SPEAKER’S PERMISSION Reproduction of the proceedings of the House [...] The Committee does not fully understand the decision by the Department of Canadian Heritage to eliminate this component of the Canada Music Fund, particularly since the results of the 2007 evaluation were favourable and administration costs were low. [...] The Bloc Québécois wishes to thank all the groups and individuals from Quebec and Canada who appeared before the Committee with regard to the cuts to the Canadian Musical Diversity Component of the Canada Music Fund. [...] COMMENTS BY THE BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS 29 OCTOBER 200921 The Department changed the main recommendation “… no one had a clear version on what the Main recommendation: Canadian Two things: next version of the CMF should look like-nor Heritage should restructure the CMC a) How can the government determine how is it the purpose of an evaluation study to in order to: to restructure the CMF when the report re- [...] This is the most blatant example of the “Increase the level of support to the “increasing support for touring and Department manipulating the meaning of artist, including more funding for skills international showcasing.” There is no the report.