Simon has talked about how we can grow and develop that talent pool and the very unique skills required. We'd welcome the opportunity to work with the government to create any training program that would develop these abilities among Canadian performers. If we don't, these jobs and this work might go elsewhere. We can't afford to let it slip away.
Our members, Canada's professional performers, are already doing much of this work, and we're looking forward to doing more. We're building our expertise and becoming a workforce on which the game industry relies, but we need to keep up with the demand as it continues to grow.
Let me finish by saying that we're very excited about the opportunities that exist for our members in video game production. It's good, hard, rewarding work. The video game industry would benefit from federal support for game production, tax credits, education, and training. We want to keep the jobs here in Canada. That includes jobs for the developers, the writers, and the performers.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.