Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank our guests today, who are attending our meeting virtually. They are here to talk about a subject that has often been brought up by representatives of associations and artists as well as cultural workers we have heard from in various studies the committee has conducted.
There are a number of provincial counterparts to the Status of the Artist Act. Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec have theirs, for example. Other provinces are thinking about it, like New Brunswick. In fact, I had the opportunity to speak with representatives of the Association acadienne des artistes professionnels du Nouveau‑Brunswick. This group attaches great importance to a bill like this. I feel that the federal legislation could have a few more teeth and is worthy of a review, as they will soon do with the Quebec legislation.
I'd like to ask my first question to Mr. Lemay from AQTIS.
Mr. Lemay, in February, you submitted a brief on the proposed reforms to Quebec's artist status legislation.
Is that correct?