Mr. Speaker, the intent of the legislation is to lead toward that point. That is one of the reasons I suppose why we would deal in terms of loan guarantees rather than tax incentives.
We are at the point of near maturity in this industry in terms of our ability to compete on a world-wide basis and so on. There are still areas where this kind of assistance is desirable and often becomes necessary.
It is not always. I know the hon. member has pointed out that there are productions taking place in western Canada. I was involved in one last year which was an ABC movie of the week shot in Toronto which had no government funding whatsoever.
It is certainly getting there. We have certain things we can offer to our friends in other countries, most particularly in the United States because of the volume of material that it produces.
I think there is still a need to encourage and enhance the world-wide recognition of what Canada does and what Canada can do. We started it with some assistance. It was an investment. It has been paying off. I firmly believe that we will see the time, perhaps in our tenure here, where we may grow right through it and out the other side.