Thank you.
Mr. Fortin, if musicians no longer have contracts, it is not because they have difficulty playing their instrument well and suddenly become less talented. Rather, it is because of a major health crisis that shows are cancelled and public gatherings are banned. Musicians are victims of this situation. Their low incomes deprive them of the $2,000 Canada emergency response benefit. We hope that this will change.
I'll take an extreme case, since you were talking about artists. An artist who receives royalties for his or her songs and receives $2,000 or $3,000 payments from Spotify or others would not qualify for the $2,000 benefit. I sincerely hope that will change.
In closing, Mr. Fortin, can you give us other examples of what your members are going through, to give us an idea of the magnitude of the crisis?