Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Film Commissioner and the office around the Film Commissioner works very hard to do exactly that, and I think the additional support will be great, but marketing and bringing productions here is only half the equation. The way to expand the industry is to actually build that local production capacity so you can have creators and film crews and technicians and engineers and all those people who make movies permanently based here. That's the way we can diversify the economy as well. Local economies in regions that have been successful in this have always built very strong rebate programs. The rebate program we have is great for now and for attracting people to come and make movies here, but if we're going to make our own movies, we need to strengthen it. Is the Minister open to that component of the film industry? Thank you.
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