Yes, it's a challenge for young people, including my parliamentary secretary, David Myles, who has a song that has well over a million listens on Spotify. I listened to it the other day. Not many of us can claim that type of fame, and he shares the honour of having a Latin Grammy.
He could probably talk to you at length about the struggles that he faced in making sure he could make ends meet, including getting financing. However, when I've talked to David—and I don't want to put words in his mouth, particularly because he's here—I think he didn't expect handouts. He expected to work for the small sums that were provided from various levels of government. It's not just Canadian Heritage that provides tax credits of various nature.
Younger segments of the population have challenges in accessing these programs, knowing and being aware that they are there, particularly in an environment where things are ever-changing. I spoke to a bunch of YouTubers. Given what they were doing—not everyone has access to government funds, nor should they—they weren't aware, even though they were wildly successful, that they would have some funds available for them to even multiply the earnings that they were making, and that's actually good for the economy in the end.
