I know for a fact, from the many members I've spoken to, that when the pandemic hit on March 13 and the business just stopped, not only did their work as performing artists vanish, but their side gigs vanished. A lot of them work in restaurants, for example. It revealed a huge gap in the social network in Canada for these workers.
It's important to find a way to have EI available to gig workers. It's absolutely critical. The supports that the government provided through CERB and other things made the difference for people facing homelessness if those supports had not been there.
That's a really important thing to take a look at. There is a way to do it, and we're willing to pay. We'll definitely pay into it if we can receive the benefit when we're in a tight corner. We want to work. We'd love to work. This is what we're built to do.