Canadian Heritage committee  Let me qualify that. When you travel, you often meet with the elite, the people who are involved in the francophonie milieu. The average citizen does not necessarily ask to appear before the committee. Of course, these people listen to the CBC/SRC, but you have to pay attention t

Canadian Heritage committee  In answer to your question, let me tell you a little story. I am sitting in a bar in Clare, a region in south-western Nova Scotia, Saulnierville, Comeauville. I ask the locals what radio station they listen to. They tell me they listen to CIFA, the local radio station. I ask them

Canadian Heritage committee  In conclusion, with respect to the CBC/SR's mandate, I think we all agree that it is important for a Crown corporation to reflect the needs and aspirations of Canadians from coast to coast. This mission must not be called into question, because this is important for all Canadians

Canadian Heritage committee  People do indeed have long-standing perceptions of community radio. It is often said that community radio stations are subsidized. But in actual fact, NCRA member stations do not receive any subsidies to cover their operating or capital costs. Stations represented by the ARC rece

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Brigitte. Our association has chosen Radio CKJM, Radio Chéticamp, a cooperative. Approximately 50% of our members are part of a cooperative. The birth of this radio station truly transformed the lives of the people of Chéticamp. It was a revolution. Before CKJM peop

Canadian Heritage committee  On the next slide we have the CRTC definition, which I will not read in its entirety. What is important to remember is that we are all non-profit organizations. Community radio stations and campus radio stations belong to the community, which is responsible for their management,

Canadian Heritage committee  My name is Serge Paquin and I am the Secretary General of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada. Our movement currently represents 21 operating stations, nine stations that are under development, four of which will be going on air this year. We have a presence in nin

Official Languages committee  We are working on behalf of all the members of our alliance. Obviously, if our efforts today and our future efforts bear fruit, all radio stations will benefit. Ideally, those most in need would benefit, but we have to be responsible when purchasing advertising with rate cards. W

Official Languages committee  ...visibility.

Official Languages committee  That's right. Those are all proposals aimed at helping us improve our situation.

Official Languages committee  A very small impact. We are local stations. The stations are very grounded in their communities. They've been successful because they meet a real need for local information. The impact until now has been minimal. It's important to understand that satellite radio may draw listener

Official Languages committee  We need to limit the number of levels of government. As you saw, there were three or four committees to approve the same thing. At one point...

Official Languages committee  It has been proven — and the committee has said so — that it is more difficult to reach minority communities, namely French-speaking communities outside of Quebec. It is much more difficult to target them, to inform them of all the programs and services provided by the government

Official Languages committee  As you heard in our presentation, there is a whole range of committees that intervene, whether it be Treasury Board, Privy Council, the cabinet, the departments themselves or the Department of Public Works. There is an accreditation process. The committees meet to approve campaig

Official Languages committee  We proposed creating a fund that would be funded in part by the surplus generated by private radio stations. To this end, we may be in agreement with the proposal put forward by the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec to the effect that the ten largest networ