Canadian Heritage committee  When I think about this education, it's certainly something we would agree with. I think for the younger community and even some adults, people don't understand how these people make a living. There are perceptions of red carpets and tuxedos and gowns and fancy parties, big houses and Lamborghinis, but in fact, we hear of situations like what Dave is talking about that are much different.

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. I'll go first. What I would like to see this committee recommend on behalf of Canadian performers is to not let the private copying regime in Canada die a slow, natural death, which is what it's doing. Its having decreased from $34.6 million down to less than $10 million in just a span of a year means that friends like me or Dave Faber here have had money removed from our pockets.

Canadian Heritage committee  Our solution is to look at our international trading partners' solutions and bring them home here, within Canadian borders, to solve the problem of money leaving the pockets of Canadian performers, of reductions in their income.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can start off. I know Victoria talked about education. I have a 25-year-old. She has grown up around the music industry because I've been in it for over 20 years. As a result, she knows the difference between what helps these individuals make a living and what doesn't, so she started very early.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thanks, David. Just to wrap up, thank you to the committee again for inviting us to appear. Thank you to the clerks, the staff, and certainly the interpreters, because I'm quite a quick speaker. With these ideas, we hope we can work together to improve the Canadian music industry as a whole.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good morning to everyone. Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members. I am the director of ACTRA's Performers' Rights Society and its division, the ACTRA Recording Artists' Collecting Society, or what we call RACS for short. I want to thank the committee for inviting us to participate in these important discussions. l'm pleased that we were able to bring with us one of Canada's most celebrated recording artists, Dave Faber, of the band Faber Drive.