I may have misinterpreted your earlier remark, but this is something that has been true throughout history as we know it. Again, it's a stereotype that artists struggle at first, and of course you don't just go to a bank and get a loan to produce paintings. However, this is not something specific to the anglophone community in Quebec.
Montreal has a large creative economy. It's something that people take pride in, with good reason. It's part of the Montreal brand, as we now say. The opportunities to participate in that sector of the economy are perhaps greater here than in many other places. But because there isn't a standard path to success in that business, the way there would be, for example, if you were to get an M.B.A. and go to work for a large corporation, it's always been more of a struggle.
Much of the work is contract. This is absolutely true. It's a legitimate question as to whether some programs to encourage investment in that sector could benefit both the Montreal economy and the Canadian economy more generally; however, I don't see that these are necessarily language specific. I think the same is true for francophones in Quebec. If we want to encourage an important sector of the economy that generates benefits for Montreal, I think we should look at whether we can productively do that. Many of the points you just touched on are true of other groups in Montreal.
Of course, Montreal is not just francophones and anglophones. There are many, many language groups there, and many of them are involved in the artistic community. All should have access to whatever support there is in order to let that industry thrive.