Canadian Heritage committee  We're still waiting. It's transformed in that we're having these discussions. We want to see as we move forward if we are actually going to have those tangible supports for that transformation. We're at an incredible moment. In this conversation and talking to all of you, being

Canadian Heritage committee  Those are two key ones. Obviously, who knows where things are going to go with this pandemic? Not having access to emergency funding.... It's a whole program, so if we don't have those supports and don't have access to emergency funding, it's very difficult to move forward. What

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. It's so significant as a beacon of economic activity. One, it's bringing together people in different communities and cities across the country to experience something that you can't experience in your home or on your device. It's such a unique art form, and it's one we nee

Canadian Heritage committee  If I may, first of all the Segal Centre is a prime example of an extraordinary theatre where commercial theatre producers have partnered with the centre to take on and test out commercial work. Lisa Rubin is a prime example of an extraordinary leader. We do not have any provinces

Canadian Heritage committee  We hadn't gone to Heritage in the past. We've been independent as a sector. At that moment in time, we needed help, as we've said. We continue to need help. There's a historical practice of not supporting our sector. Potentially, what was explained to us in that one meeting was t

Canadian Heritage committee  We have the best storytellers in the world. Canadians have an incredible lens with which to tell stories, and they're able to tell those stories on the commercial stage. There should not be a delineation between not-for-profit and for profit when we're in crisis. Other English-

Canadian Heritage committee  First and foremost, if you look at the downtown cores.... I live in Toronto. I'm very worried about bringing people back to the downtown core. Arts and culture do that. Second, I'm very worried about people, as my colleagues have said. We have incredible, skilled Canadians who

Canadian Heritage committee  It would make a huge difference. We've seen the incredible film and television business that's done in this country because of provincial and federal tax credits. It's a world leader, and it's getting stronger and stronger. We know we're a small sector. We're trying to continuall

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Nater, I'll briefly add to that. The other issue around that in terms of stimulating this industry is competitiveness. We are competing against New York state, the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago, Louisiana and Ohio, which have implemented robust tax credits of 20% t

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the invitation to appear before the committee, and gratitude to the clerk and her team for their guidance and support. I'm a Toronto-based commercial theatre producer and representing the Canadian Commercial Theatre League, a relatively new organization. The live