Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We undertook this study precisely in order to improve the situation of artists in Canada. Over the course of our meetings, we saw that our artists were not getting enough help to change their situation. Other countries are much more advanced than Canada in this regard.
Mr. Chair, it is very true that after this study, after having numerous witnesses tell us how difficult it is to be an artist in Canada today and many institutions admit as well the difficulty of the artist's life, given that this is so extremely important for our cultural future in our country, the government needs to take this seriously and start to make the changes that other countries have made to actually provide for a solid basis for our artists in this country. I'm certainly hoping that we will see that difference, that shift, in how the government looks at supporting our artists. It is absolutely fundamental.
I'm now going to take a few seconds to ask Mr. Beaulieu some questions.
We have heard a lot of things from the Canada Revenue Agency about the support given to artists. Do you think the framework in place at the CRA is sufficient to support our arts community?