Information & Ethics committee  Sure. The first is the broader question of why we are concerned about the bill. Perhaps I can summarize it in four or five different points. The addition of the test that there should be a threat to our independence is something that is unprecedented in terms of the countries or

Information & Ethics committee  The concept of independence in the Broadcasting Act is defined by the fact that the government does not have the right to dictate policies in matters of programming or journalism to broadcasters. In that context, it is very clear that this pertains to the government. However, whe

Information & Ethics committee  Here again, we have this same vague and ill-defined notion of independence, regarding which there is no case law. What is worse is that an individual we might be investigating, having heard that this is the case—indeed, we often call these people ahead of time to get their reacti

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Chairman, members of the committee, on behalf of CBC/Radio-Canada, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss our concerns about Bill C-461 and its potential effect on the public broadcaster. We are concerned that this bill

Information & Ethics committee  The board, especially the Audit Committee, carefully monitors all corporate risks, including risks related to litigation. We make a presentation to the legal services, the board and the Audit Committee at least once a year. Each quarter, we do an update on the annual report, on t

Information & Ethics committee  That's correct. I mean, we've almost doubled the number of people who work in access to information. That's why our record, as you see from our material, shows indisputably that we've improved incredibly, to the point that our deemed refusal rate now is less than five percent, wh

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. Furthermore, complaints that were filed with the commissioner may be resolved now that the Court of Appeal has rendered a decision.

Information & Ethics committee  Absolutely.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  It is difficult to answer hypothetical questions. We look at the nature of the dispute, if there is one, and make a decision at that point.

Information & Ethics committee  I would just direct you to page 6 of the materials, which is the text of our guidelines. The second paragraph says that when in doubt, the documents will be disclosed.

Information & Ethics committee  There are seven people, plus the assistant general counsel, who supervises the application, and me.

Information & Ethics committee  In fact, four Federal Court judges also agreed with the chair of the CRTC, that the legislation was not clear on this issue.

Information & Ethics committee  The interpretation of programming is not our interpretation; it's the Supreme Court's interpretation in the case of CKOY, and that has been the law in this country since 1980.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. For a year, we have been posting all of the public interest requests and all of the answers provided for these requests on our website. They are not summaries. The requests and answers are published in their entirety.