Thank you so much.
I was looking over some of the demographics from a 2016 survey. When you start to look at the numbers, the profile of artists is a very educated group of people. There's a lot of self-employment. It says that 52% are self-employed, compared to 12% of Canadian workers overall. However, when you start to look at the income levels, they're so low. Dancers make $15,000. Singers and actors make $17,000 to $18,000. It's almost 60% lower than the Canadian average. There are some big challenges out there for the sector.
When we go forward as a federal government, doing this study and looking at all the different possibilities.... I want to ask April and Karl if they have an answer to this question around provincial and federal jurisdiction. Karl, you spoke a bit about the difference in jurisdictions. You thought that there was more provincial jurisdiction when it comes to looking for solutions.
Can either of you explain what you see as the role of the federal government when it comes to looking for ways to find solutions, versus the provincial governments?