The Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission, the CRTC, is an actor that it would be important to meet earlier rather than later. A vast number of files are presently under consideration at CRTC and it would be advisable that we synchronize as much as possible our action with that of the CRTC and that we should be able to understand what they intend to do, inasmuch as it is possible to ascertain their intentions at the present time. As well, it would be good that they be briefed about our concerns. In my view, in the list that we presently have before us, the priority should go to the CRTC.
I also want to add—and I don't know if we need to give notice anymore for this or not, but I'm sure you'll instruct me—that there are two items that are not on the list that I think we may, as a committee, want to consider taking a look at. There are some things I'm sure most of us have had communications about over the course of the summer.
One of them is the future of the Indian art collection in the Government of Canada. It resides principally with Indian Affairs, so there may be some question as to whether we should look into it or not. However, as a committee, we may indeed have such a responsibility. That's one item I imagine would need one meeting at the most, just to get a sense of the difficulties and the challenges the collection faces. That's number one.
The other one I'd like to mention—well, there's a slew of others—seems to be a perennial one, and that's the Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund. It seems always to be on its last legs, always scrambling, when it has done tremendous work for our country.
So those are two that I would add. If you want me to do so in writing, I'd be delighted to do so, Mr. Chairman, but those are items on which I think the committee would benefit from hearing something. I also suspect the people we hear from would also benefit from our actions.