Canadian Heritage committee  Can I say one quick thing to that? In terms of the last part of what you said, I think that's a provocative way of thinking about changing or focusing on the language of region itself. I would say that even in Atlantic Canada, of course, that word is loaded in all kinds of ways,

Canadian Heritage committee  I would echo what Chris has said and endorse your points. I think you're describing well the fragmented nature of our whole telecommunications system—and that's just a quick scan of it, as you've outlined. Clearly, what's missing is coherence or some cohesiveness. There are ma

Canadian Heritage committee  Such as the systems are, yes, they're a go.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's correct. It was a co-production.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, I don't believe that is the case. The case, as far as we understand it, is that the move to 60 minutes was meant to be done with virtually the same resources that the 30 minutes had been able to access or utilize. That was very clearly stated in a memo by senior management to

Canadian Heritage committee  I hope in a way that you're answering your own question, but you're certainly leading us, I think, to say that the commercial broadcasters have to follow the mandate of CRTC legislation. If their feet were held to the fire, they would look quite different from the way they look n

Canadian Heritage committee  They'll go to a different industry altogether--quite right--one in which the skills they've acquired can perhaps be harnessed differently. I think there's a big social story, and we need to recognize it. I don't think any of us would deny the private broadcasters their right to

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. We have made as many attempts as possible to draw in a particularly francophone audience, to build that audience here, and to partner with CBC Radio and Radio-Canada. Films from Quebec have very much been a part of our programming over the years, particularly for the

Canadian Heritage committee  I'd like to add some figures—there are some very stark ones—for the purposes of this presentation. In 1996, the audience share of CBC TV/CBNT was over 43%. It was among the market leaders in North America. As I said, every Newfoundlander can tell you that story. Everybody tuned

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay, but I'm still digesting my supper. I got the call that you were racing through this. We—and I say “we”—were invited and, on behalf of the St. John's International Women's Film Festival, submitted a short brief. You should have a copy. Some of you know this--probably quite