Thank you so much, Madam Chair, and thank you all for your excellent presentations today.
I'm the member of Parliament for the riding called Davenport. It's in downtown west Toronto. There are lots of artists and creators there who inspire me all the time. I hold meetings with them; I call them art strategy round tables. This issue came up at the last session, and I thought it would be good for us to study it, to figure out how we can finally get to the other side, so I want to thank you all for being here.
Why is gender equity so important in the cultural and artistic sector? Why is it important for us to have that?