Yes, as you said, this is becoming a very serious concern, because, as you are no doubt aware, maintenance costs and fixed costs in general have risen significantly for owners, and even, in some cases, for tenants of performance spaces.
There is also an economic factor: Demands and needs are increasing in an economic context where public funding is gradually being scaled back, both at the federal and provincial levels, as we can also see.
We therefore find ourselves in situations where we are forced to redirect funds normally earmarked for our mission—funds that should be used to pay artist fees, cover travel and accommodations for professional technicians, welcome audience members in a highly professional manner or fund promotional activities. We sometimes have to use these funds to cover the costs of maintaining and upkeeping assets and equipment, for which support is becoming increasingly scarce and difficult to obtain.
So that is certainly a problem.