Mr. Chair, I understand there's a whole list of things that the Department of Canadian Heritage has a responsibility for, but it seems to me there are priorities. One of these priorities is broadcasting policy.
I value the work the committee has done in the past, the Lincoln report, and I also read parts of it--certainly the dissenting opinion I quoted today in the House, as you may recall. The fact that the government is talking about a review of the broadcasting industry at large and preparing to initiate a review of the CBC mandate is of extreme interest to most people in the industry and a lot of Canadians as well. I believe my colleague Mr. Angus has suggested that be our top priority. I totally agree with that. I suspect there are others around this table who agree.
Accordingly, the capacity to meet in three days with representatives from the entire industry, whether from government or the private sector, would be invaluable, Mr. Chairman. It's in that spirit this year, not next year—because by next year both of these reviews are likely to be done—that there's the notion of having our group mingle in a structured way and listen to the people who are there. I thought it would be quite appropriate and a great saving of time and money over the long term, because there is a concentration—they're all there—and it would give us a three-day window on the industry that you couldn't buy with the same kind of money by bringing these people here over a full year.