Finance committee  Good afternoon, my name is Sophie Prégent and I am president of the Union des artistes. The Union des artistes represents 8,500 active members. They are performers, singers, actors, hosts and dancers. I will not hide from you that the pandemic we are currently experiencing has h

Finance committee  I will start, if I may. Of course, that would be helpful for our sector. I tend to say that we often talk about an anglophone culture and a francophone culture in Canada and in Quebec, but, honestly, culture as such does not exist. What exists are creators of culture. It essent

Finance committee  Exactly. Much less that permeates all levels of the cultural sector, our organizations, those that subsidize us, for example. We just have to think that the most fertile ground is lower down.

Finance committee  It is the worst thing that could happen.

Finance committee  It is the worst thing that could happen. It's already happening with music. Unfortunately, almost all musicians have a second job.

Finance committee  Exactly. That is closed too. All the people with the creative power and talent are going to do something else. When that happens, we will certainly not be talking about identity and culture any more. There will no longer be one and we will find something else.

Finance committee  Actually, a system like that already exists. In Europe, for example, they have intermittent workers. I don't know exactly how it works. Whether it's called a guaranteed minimum income or something else, this pandemic is highlighting the precarious lives our artists and creators i

Finance committee  No, I feel that Ms. St-Onge has said what needs to be said.