I wanted to say that I'm a visual artist. My colleagues and I produce the works. If we weren't producing any works, this discussion wouldn't be taking place. We're discussing what's rightfully ours. We're asking for only 5%. Earlier, someone said that it was a nice project. It's not a nice project. It's something we need in order to improve our living conditions as artists, and it's important. It's not just a nice project that will look good on paper. No, it will improve our nice projects.
Earlier, we were talking about the black market. The black market exists in every area. The fact that a black market exists doesn't mean that laws aren't there to project us, and the fact that something doesn't work at first doesn't mean that it will never work. In France, it has been in place since 1920. It's now 2018. If it didn't work, 93 countries wouldn't have implemented it. It's something simple. Each member of Parliament here will find artists in their constituency. The living conditions of these people must be improved, outside of art.
Earlier, someone mentioned figures indicating that visual artists are the lowest paid artists. It's always the same issue. We always need to fight for our rights, to obtain a small portion. We're not asking for much, only a small portion. It will certainly be difficult at first. For all the legislation already implemented in Canada, it hasn't been easy. No legislation in the world has suddenly turned out to be simple.