Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to all of our witnesses. We thank you very much for your very important testimony, and we hope that you and your families continue to stay safe and healthy during what we hope will be the final weeks of this pandemic.
I have questions for all of you, but I'll start with Mr. Gordey and Madame Blanchette from ACTRA.
You've put forward very useful and specific recommendations around a tax incentive: the first $15,000 of an artist's income, income averaging, and gaps being filled in the EI program. Thank you very much for these recommendations. Can you tell us what you foresee in terms of the future of Canadian artists if all of these elements are put into place, and what you foresee if none of them are put into place?