The Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund was announced last week. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we were expecting an emergency assistance fund for self-employed cultural workers who are not eligible for the various EI and emergency assistance programs related to COVID‑19. As it is, we have a program that does not simply provide emergency assistance, but that also aims to fund projects, which are worthy, I'm sure. However, don't you think that, once again, the process has been slightly complicated, when self-employed cultural workers needed a breather and financial assistance that was available quickly?
On February 7th, 2022. See this statement in context.