Canadian Heritage committee  That's interesting, though.

Canadian Heritage committee  To answer the last question, I would say that the system, both in French and in English, operates on the basis of fees. The same is true in Australia. That has never been applied here because we have always relied on appropriations. I'm not up to date on my reading. I know that C

Canadian Heritage committee  And you won't, either.

Canadian Heritage committee  But rightfully, the broadcaster will see that the opposite is true too. He may have expected a million viewers for my show and got only 500,000. He's not penalizing me for it. So we're not returning any money.

Canadian Heritage committee  And you're right, Mr. Angus, that it will have to be addressed very soon. Canadians pay a good part of that bill, and they're entitled to access the programs they finance.

Canadian Heritage committee  As a general-interest broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada currently relies on public funding and depends on the market for a certain portion of its revenue. As the saying goes, this keeps it honest, and it is in its interests that it stay that way. I think everyone wants a strong CBC/R

Canadian Heritage committee  Of course it could be refined. If you asked me my opinion on a program or a given area of jurisdiction, I might say that I don't want anything to do with it, whereas it would be the opposite for someone else. The fact remains that, on the whole, I think the current model is—

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon, and a good sunny Friday in Montreal. Mr. Chairman, in an increasingly fragmented media universe, where the number of classic broadcasting services as well as the number of new broadcasting windows and platforms are increasing, it is more essential than ever to pr

Canadian Heritage committee  I have no personal information, but we read in this morning's La Presse that the minister has asked the CRTC to look at the matter. I think I read that in La Presse.

Canadian Heritage committee  We're counting on you, Mr. Chair.

Canadian Heritage committee  There's something interesting in the whole thing, if you make it the fact that the fund is a public-private partnership and x amount of money comes from Heritage Canada, the Government of Canada, and x amount of money comes from the BDUs—or EDR—and that's 40-60, or whatever. The

Canadian Heritage committee  You said it. I would just add that we cannot say that the Department of Canadian Heritage has been inactive either. I think that Shaw showed its colours at the end of December.

Canadian Heritage committee  It was just before the holidays, around December 20 or 22. As for Quebecor, I have its press release here: it is dated January 23, so one month later. Shortly after the Quebecor press release came out, the minister said she was confirming her contribution to the fund. So there

Canadian Heritage committee  So, I'm not saying that she did nothing, because she immediately confirmed that she would be contributing to the fund. Does this show some value judgment? We might think it does. She was not calling the fund into question. In fact, the Department of Canadian Heritage announced

Canadian Heritage committee  I would just like to add one thing: there is keen competition, and as in many cases, the competition is healthy and has meant that a lot of people watch television in Quebec. Because of this competition, Quebec and Canadian programs in Quebec are always among the ones that are mo