I think we have to be careful with terms like “commercial activity.” Artists are much closer to the innovation side of things than to economic development, in the sense that the witness talked about earlier. A distinction must be made.
October 26th, 2010 / 10:15 a.m.
Executive Director, Regroupement québécois de la danse, Mouvement pour les arts et les lettres
I think we have to be careful with terms like “commercial activity.” Artists are much closer to the innovation side of things than to economic development, in the sense that the witness talked about earlier. A distinction must be made.
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