Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I still see the need for a follow-up to our film study. As you recall, it was a scramble to get that out because the election was coming, and we really never even had an opportunity, as a committee, to sit down and talk about it. It was like the ink wasn't dry and we were all gone.
In deference to all the work that was done, it would be good to have one or two meetings at which we could look at those recommendations so that we are all up to speed on them as a committee. I don't think we need to go any further than that.
The issue of piracy was raised, and we dealt with that in the film study. It's still an ongoing problem, but it seems to me that when we start hearings on copyright, piracy is one element that will no doubt be part of a bill. I don't know, but I would imagine piracy is an issue that would be looked at, so we could maybe deal with those issues then.
In terms of suggestions, I raised this one suggestion last term, but we again spent so much time on film that we weren't able to deal with it.
As far as Franco-Ontarian organizations are concerned, particularly those who are working with remote rural communities, it is necessary to deal with their concerns. I have met with several organizations from the North.
These organizations receive their support from Heritage, and what I'm hearing from them is that it's not so much a lack of funds—because everybody, of course, wants more funds—as it is how the funds are allocated for francophones outside of Quebec. I thought it would be a good opportunity for us to actually meet with some of these groups, because they're doing the work on the ground. A session or so would be sufficient, and it would again be a chance for us to learn from some of the groups that are dealing with Heritage, because they're doing a lot of very strong grassroots work. So I'd like to find a session at which we could accommodate them, sometime between now and the spring.