Ms. Heather Allin (Chair, National Women's Committee, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)) at the Canadian Heritage Committee

Ferne and I are here today as the voice of ACTRA's members, 25,000 professional English-language performers. This year marks a milestone for our union as we celebrate our 75th year as a national federation. That's 75 years of representing performers living and working in every part of Canada. Performers who are pivotal to bringing Canadian stories to life in film, television, radio, and digital media. Like many sectors in Canada, our English-language film and TV sectors are not immune to gender inequalities. We at ACTRA have fought long and hard to address this within our industry, and it's why we're here today: to identify the problems and provide recommendations for change.