Canadian Heritage committee  Every time you come to me, I have to be very short. Is that because I'm more intelligent? Mr. Kotto, you raised a major question of political appointments and funding for culture in Canada. CBC/Radio-Canada is dealing with the same problem as the Canada Council for the Arts, Tel

Canadian Heritage committee  I agree with what's just been said. We are in a vicious circle. When producers say that broadcasters want all the rights, we can say that producers want all the rights. So, since everyone has to protect himself with all the rights, we don't have any more rights, on the one hand.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's an association that comes from my home.

Canadian Heritage committee  Since we absolutely want CBC/Radio-Canada to remain a general-interest television network rather than become the equivalent of ARTV, Télé-Québec or PBS, advertising must clearly be one of its components. The Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec absolutely does

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chairman, gentlemen, I would like to introduce Lise Lachapelle, who is Director General of the Association des réalisateurs et des réalisatrices du Québec. Thank you for having us. We could simply walk away because we agree with what the producers have just said. Moreover, w