Thank you for your very interesting discussion this morning, and your recommendations as well.
I was pleased to hear the spirited defence of the programs that have been put out by the CTF following the previous attacks that we've heard on it. But even being honest, English television is challenged in this country. The question that we have to address as a committee is what steps we need to take to ensure that we can actually maintain a viable English television market.
Mr. Shaw says the cable companies have done their share. He basically seems to be saying it's the broadcasters who have dropped the ball. When I look at prime time from night to night, I don't see Canadian programming. I'm sorry, but to me, Ben Mulroney interviewing Britney Spears isn't Canadian drama.
So the question is, have broadcasters not been up to the plate here? Have the cable companies carried their share? Is it time for broadcasters to step up to ensure that we maintain a strong and viable industry that can stand on its own feet?