I'll just make a short remark that goes to exchanges with rural communities.
Right now what I can see, even as an artist myself, is that one of the main problems we have is isolation. As artists, we rarely see what happens on our doorstep, far less in other regions or in other studios. Because artists are often in survival mode, they don't have time to flourish or expand and exchange with other communities or other artists.
The development of a network or a system to do even virtual exchanges with other regions or other artists would be of huge benefit to us. Oftentimes, you could say that we toil in the dark for a very long time without looking at what's outside. We relish opportunities to do residencies in other countries or even in other regions of Canada. We would cherish that opportunity.