Canadian Heritage committee  If I can add to what Tom said, I wholeheartedly believe in Canadian content and obviously in the performers who produce it. I think we do ourselves a complete disservice by describing ourselves as dull and not trying to find better ways to have our products seen. Quebec has done a sensational job of making that possible, over many, many years.

Canadian Heritage committee  Hello. My name is Mercedes Watson. I'm the chief executive officer of the Union of BC Performers. I'm here today with two of my colleagues: our president, Howard Storey, who is a performer, and my colleague, Thom Tapley, who is our director of operations—film, television, and digital media.