Thanks to the Minister for those comments. I don’t actually disagree that sports is a
good place for revenues to go, but there is an additional need, still, for support for our arts and cultural programs.
As I mentioned in my statement, almost every jurisdiction in Canada does do that — provide some of their support to arts and culture. As well, most other jurisdictions provide dollars directly to sports programs. They don’t just rely on the lottery revenues.
I’d like to find out how we can get this done. How can we modify this program? This is input from the public. It’s not something I’m coming up with by myself. I’m sure you’ve heard the same. How can we get a review of how this can be done and start thinking about how we can dedicate some of those revenues to arts and cultural programs?