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{
"time": "2026-05-28 09:40:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Erin Benjamin",
"fr": "Erin Benjamin"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9398190\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you. It's such an important question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9398191\" data-originallang=\"en\">I spent 13 years living in northern Ontario as an artist, and I have direct experience. I spent many years on the board, actually, of the East Coast Music Association. I was from away, but I somehow ended up on that board. I certainly spent a lot of time in different parts of eastern Canada and as a touring artist playing in very small communities across the land. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9398192\" data-originallang=\"en\">Organizations like the Canada Council for the Arts, when we're talking about the non-profit side of things, have a deep understanding of this and attempt to approach effectively some of the very unique, specialized needs of live music spaces in rural parts of Canada, but we need to go further in terms of connectivity. The cost of touring is exponential. You're less likely to attract artists because of the cost of getting to smaller places. Typically, we may see smaller budgets in smaller rural places as well. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9398193\" data-originallang=\"en\">It's a great opportunity, when we're thinking about the modernization of cultural policy, to understand those unique aspects and to consult with folks\u2014artists, venues and festivals\u2014on both the not-for-profit and commercial sides of that spectrum to understand those challenges and integrate their perspectives into future policy.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9398190\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci. C'est une question tr\u00e8s importante.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9398191\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ai v\u00e9cu dans le Nord de l'Ontario durant 13 ans comme artiste; j'ai donc une exp\u00e9rience directe de cette r\u00e9alit\u00e9. J'ai aussi si\u00e9g\u00e9 pendant de nombreuses ann\u00e9es au conseil d'administration de l'East Coast Music Association. J'\u00e9tais de l'ext\u00e9rieur, mais d'une mani\u00e8re ou d'une autre, j'ai abouti au conseil. J'ai pass\u00e9 beaucoup de temps dans diff\u00e9rentes r\u00e9gions de l'Est du Canada, et en tant qu'artiste, j'ai jou\u00e9 dans de tr\u00e8s petites collectivit\u00e9s aux quatre coins du pays.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9398192\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans le secteur sans but lucratif, les organismes comme le Conseil des arts du Canada comprennent tr\u00e8s bien les besoins tr\u00e8s uniques et particuliers des salles de spectacle des r\u00e9gions rurales du Canada, et ils tentent d'y r\u00e9pondre avec efficacit\u00e9. Cela \u00e9tant dit, il faut en faire plus pour \u00e9tablir des rapports. Les co\u00fbts de tourn\u00e9e sont exponentiels. Les petites collectivit\u00e9s sont moins susceptibles d'attirer des artistes parce qu'il co\u00fbte plus cher de s'y rendre. En plus, normalement, les petites collectivit\u00e9s rurales ont de plus petits budgets.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9398193\" data-originallang=\"en\">La modernisation des politiques culturelles nous offre une belle occasion de comprendre ces particularit\u00e9s et de consulter des acteurs \u2014 des artistes, des salles de spectacle et des festivals \u2014 et du secteur sans but lucratif et du c\u00f4t\u00e9 commercial afin de saisir les d\u00e9fis et d'int\u00e9grer leurs perspectives aux futures politiques.</p>"
},
"url": "/committees/canadian-heritage/45-1/39/erin-benjamin-7/",
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"document_url": "/committees/canadian-heritage/45-1/39/",
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