Canadian Heritage committee  I would point out to you that Mr. Rabinovitch, the President and CEO of the CBC/Radio-Canada, is asking you precisely to set the priorities of the 10-year contract that he is requesting. He himself is asking to comply with his contract. If he enters into that kind of agreement, w

Canadian Heritage committee  As we said in our presentation, we unreservedly support the request that Mr. Rabinovitch made to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for a special budget envelope to provide better service to the regions of the country. However, we would like rigorous control to be exerci

Canadian Heritage committee  Radio-Canada has to allocate that 37% share to private productions to which it does not hold the rights.

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chairman, honourable members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, my name is Robert Fontaine, and I am outgoing President of the Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada, which represents nearly 1,500 Radio-Canada employees in Quebec and Moncton. I would like t