Mr. Chair, this is almost becoming a habit, but my first act will be to state that between Mr. Charles Bélanger and I there is no family relationship. I say this is becoming a habit, because at the last meeting we had another Mr. Bélanger from northern Ontario. It's a popular name. Wait until you have someone called LeBlanc sitting at this table. You haven't seen anything yet.
Thank you, Mr. Bélanger, Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Pradier, and Ms. Friesen.
Mr. Clarkson, in your presentation, you said Telefilm signed a three-year agreement with the Canadian Television Fund to act as its manager. I am very happy to learn that Canada's new government has committed to funding the Canadian Television Fund.
Is that a conclusion that I can draw? It is a bit of a trap.
You signed a three-year agreement. To my knowledge, the Canadian Television Fund for television production has not been renewed beyond the current fiscal year. Given the controls that Mr. Bélanger was alluding to, I imagine that this agreement was ratified by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Is that correct?