Thank you for the question, Mr. Ste‑Marie.
I really want to thank you for the work that you and the Bloc are doing for workers in the cultural sector. I agree with you that it is an important sector and that it has been particularly affected by the COVID‑19 pandemic. I also agree that this sector is not only important economically, but also culturally, socially and I would even say politically. So we must support this sector.
We made a commitment during the election campaign, and I am very happy to say today that we have a program. We are consulting on how to provide this much‑needed help. We are talking to cultural organizations to ensure that the assistance will be appropriate.
I also want to say that Bill C‑2 is also important, because the cultural organizations will be able to benefit from the subsidies that are provided for in it. It isn't enough in the sense that Bill C‑2 will not address cultural workers, but many cultural organizations need it.