In British Columbia the spend on film and television in the community was over $1 billion, and it's been that way for a number of years now. When I was vice-president and controller with Cannell Films, I'd have a stack of cheques. We paid over 5,000 different vendors.
I look at it as being very similar to tourism, especially on the amount of U.S.-based money coming up here to do the service work. But when we're talking about Canadian feature films and Canadian television, that applies to that also. We're certainly supporting hundreds and thousands of vendors in a community. It's a huge stimulator in the community, not only from a financial standpoint but also from a cultural standpoint.