Promoting Francophone Song in Canada
June 12, 2014 – Montréal, Quebec – Canadian Heritage and Canada Economic Development
The Honourable Shelley Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today joined the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, in announcing funding for Les FrancoFolies de Montréal.
Funding includes $350,000 ($175,000 for 2014 and $175,000 for 2015) from Canadian Heritage under the Canada Arts Presentation Fund to enable more than 1.3 M festival-goers to discover the talent of some 1,000 French-speaking artists from around the world.
Funding provided by Canada Economic Development for 2013 and 2014 amounts to $602,000, granted through the Quebec Community Development Program to help promote and market the the Festival to foreign markets.
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Marisa Monnin
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
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Vincent Rabault
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Canada Economic Development
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E-mail: vincent.rabault@miga-maig.gc.ca
Media Relations
Canada Economic Development
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