Finance committee  By the time the proposed cuts are finished in 2014, the CBC will get less than $1 billion. So I can hardly see that it will be $100 million a month. My math isn't fantastic, but....

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Sure.

Finance committee  I reject the premise of the question. I don't believe you're actually going to eliminate the deficit in the approach that's been taken globally.

Finance committee  We do not know. The proposed closure is scheduled for 2014, I believe. Between now and then, we will be working to stop the sale of the studio or find a way to keep it operating, because it is very important to have a television studio in eastern Canada.

Finance committee  Of course. This whole budgeting process is about setting priorities.

Finance committee  No. I don't think your budget has only health care and culture in it, and I think they're both essential parts of the budget. Unfortunately, I think culture has become somewhat diminished in priority-setting, and that's all I'm saying. I don't think it takes a lot of money. If

Finance committee  Are you suggesting that the federal government has a dollar to spend?

Finance committee  I think so. Very few young people don't want to become cultural stars, so I think there's a lot of attractiveness of the industry, but at the same time very few opportunities for paid employment. This is both in the public and private sectors. What we're seeing is a shrinking i

Finance committee  Thank you very much. My name is Karen Wirsig. I'm the communications coordinator for the Canadian Media Guild, a union that represents 6,000 media workers across the country. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. Bill C-38 is a massive undertaking that changes