I'm going to go into a line of questioning I took with the guests from our first meeting.
Since we are the committee for Canadian heritage, a lot of what we deal with has to do with tools like the Canada Media Fund, which many people use, many clients use, in the production of movies, television shows, and so on and so forth, and to a lesser degree in your industry as well.
When it comes to Canadian heritage, it's a mechanism that mostly requires investment up front within the industry, including by the CBC, all the departments, and even the museums. All this stuff comes up before you endeavour to grow your industry. We're hearing that the vast majority of benefits are coming on the back end. In other words, you have to make that investment first. Then you get your federal benefits, such as the SR and ED tax credits and so on.
Is there any way the federal government could play a role in being more upfront, meaning being on the front end of an investment into a project?
I will go bicoastal again. I am from the east coast, but I will go to the west coast this time.