Thank you.
Yes, of course, it is a question of being able to diversify your support. There used to be trade groups and various other programs at Canadian Heritage that at one point supported international touring. That was withdrawn quite a few years ago, and now international touring is funnelled and supported directly through the Canada Council. So, for sure, their budget for international and national touring has to be increased to be able to facilitate taking Canadian art abroad. And very little of Canadian art—“art” meaning the performing arts, visual arts—is seen across the world. We have a surfeit of other forms, but we never see much from Canada. So definitely my recommendation is that it should go directly to the Canada Council to enable the council to support such artists.