Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Laperrière, we know that one of the difficulties that self-employed cultural workers face when they are going through dry spells is access to programs like employment insurance. Because they are self-employed, they are not really considered eligible.
A number of years ago, the Government of Québec recognized the status of artist. Do you feel that instituting the status of artist at federal level could make the life of artists and self-employed cultural workers easier? If so, how?