Finance committee  You talked about the guaranteed minimum income. That would certainly be the simplest solution. Anyone receiving this minimum income without really being entitled to it, because their income is too high, would have to pay it back on their next income tax return. This is one of the

Finance committee  You also talked about credit card interest rates. This is indeed a problem for artists and musicians, since people who have difficulty making ends meet will fill up their credit cards, which have very high interest rates, about 20%. This will only make their situation worse, and

Finance committee  Credit card companies should make a big effort in this regard.

Finance committee  I've given you three fairly typical examples. The situation is widespread. It's always the same thing. We're inundated with e-mails about it. It's always the same problem: people have earned a small income working in a convenience store or a pharmacy, for example, and they would

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. In an internal survey, we asked our members to send us all information about lost contracts. Of course, this is not an exhaustive survey in which all our members would have participated, but the numbers are still very impressive. We're looking at clo

Finance committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. My name is Luc Fortin. I am the president and CEO of the Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes, the Quebec Musicians' Guild, Local 406 of the Canadian Federation of Musicians. The Canadian Federation of Musicians represents 14,000 professional musicians.