Yes, I didn't want to imply that the anglophone community is undergoing hardship, but simply that under-representation in the civil service is still a barrier to entry to employment, and there are questions that have to be answered surrounding that. The economic behaviour of actors in the anglophone community would be different from what it would be in the country at large because of the language situation. It doesn't mean that they're experiencing undue hardship,
But we also heard witnesses at committee say that many young anglophones turn to self-employment and to arts and culture. Without an economic vision from the federal government that includes the creative economy, which according to the Conference Board makes up 7.8% of real GDP in 2008, these actors within Quebec—anglophone people employed in the arts and culture sector—will struggle, if there is not adequate funding. Obviously if you're an artist and you go to the bank to ask for a loan to create 50 paintings, the loan manager is going to smirk at you and say, “Good luck: show me a business plan.”
People in the creative economy do need help other than traditional capital markets. Would you not agree?