Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. I mentioned three examples from Ireland. Under that country's basic income program, $6 million was earmarked for $1,000 monthly stipends for up to 130 artists and cultural workers. The recipients received their first disbursements early this past year with monthly payments to continue for at least the next six months.

Canadian Heritage committee  I focused on basic income because one of the words that jumped out to me when you were asking us to appear was for us to talk about the “basic working conditions”. The word “basic” is actually pretty critical. One other area that I did not have time to get into and is not necessarily a federal area is the area of housing as well, and the issues around housing.

Canadian Heritage committee  I will. I can give the examples of Ireland and Finland and upstate New York. Addressing the income crisis will advance the recovery period of our sector, which is, as I have said, the last in line. Thank you for your time.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. My name is Howard Jang and I am of Chinese descent and a fourth-generation Canadian. I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude for the privilege of living and working on Salt Spring Island, the unceded ancestral territories of the Coast Salish First Nations people of Salt Spring and our surrounding areas.