It is nice of you to say that the rivalry between us is unspoken, but I can tell you why you felt the need to be so present. First of all, it is because this financial issue is extremely important to the fund, and secondly, because Quebecor's argument that they are funding the CBC is completely false from every perspective.
Firstly, the money goes to independent producers. Secondly, Quebecor receives more money than it invests. Therefore, they're doing nothing more than financing their own business. Over the last year, they paid $15 million into the fund and received $18 million from it. Therefore, Quebecor did not fund the CBC nor any other player. In our opinion, that impression must absolutely be corrected.
If you do the math, there is approximately $100 million that is paid into the fund by taxpayers and approximately $96 million comes back to the public broadcaster. Therefore, the private sector is not funding the public system. What they are saying is not true. That central authority was set up so that everyone would know the rules of the game.