Canadian Heritage committee  We virtually do not have a choice. Radio-Canada is currently restricted by ratings. The only way to make it financially is to have good ratings and profitable advertising. The big ratings are in the major centres, Montreal and Toronto. Considering Mr. Angus's example, if Radio-C

Canadian Heritage committee  The idea of the 37% share is among our recommendations. However, we think that Radio-Canada should be able to spend and manage those funds as it wishes, as a reasonable person would do, like being required to produce information and entertainment programs in accordance with the e

Canadian Heritage committee  That is part of the producer's administrative costs.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, we are at opposite ends, especially in view of the following context. When Radio-Canada decides to fund a production, whether it produces it or finances it, it takes all the risks. I'll give you a recent example. Radio-Canada financed Le ring intérieur, a drama on boxing tha

Canadian Heritage committee  However, Radio-Canada paid for the whole thing. The independent producer received $800,000 per program. Of that amount, according to the funding rules, it is entitled to 15% profit and administrative expenses. That means that the independent producer made $120,000 profit per prog

Canadian Heritage committee  They can be as cunning as they want; it's illegal. The broadcaster is currently not entitled to negotiate resale rights. Even if it wanted to, it's illegal. The only case in which there can be resale rights is when it produces a program itself. Furthermore, if it contracts it to

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say the contrary. I think Radio-Canada managers manage their budgets rigorously. Managers see that the Radio-Canada budget is smaller. The production of Virginie cost it only 20% of the price. However, the $86,000 amount, as opposed to $68,000, was paid by Radio-Canada, b

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll answer.

Canadian Heritage committee  We think that, yes. When a union says it costs more to have it done by someone on contract than to do it in house, one is often inclined to think that the union is lobbying for itself. We're saying that there have been a lot of independent productions in the past 10 years or so i

Canadian Heritage committee  Unfortunately, that's the only case we have.

Canadian Heritage committee  No. When you request copies of the contract in the private sector, competition is cited as a ground for refusal. Ms. Larouche's production company will not tell us what its costs were. We only know the amount of the cheque made out to the producer. We know that the Radio-Canada t

Canadian Heritage committee  No, it was the same studio. The program Virginie was produced in Radio-Canada's studios with all the Radio-Canada technicians. When it was contracted to Mr. Larouche's production company, it was produced in Radio-Canada's studios with all the Radio-Canada technicians. The only di