Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for coming.
It has been said that the CBC is the mirror in which Canadians view themselves. If that is in fact the essence of CBC's role, in my mind the challenge is to try to determine what that face looks like. In a country as diverse as Canada, that's a real challenge.
I did notice that on page 13 you just briefly referenced that by asking the question, “How should the success of a public broadcaster be assessed? By market share? By the quality of its programming? By whether Canadians are satisfied by the services it provides?” You can ask Canadians across the country. Some feel the CBC is too progressive. Some say it shouldn't be as progressive. Others will say there's not enough variety in the content. Some feel it should be totally privatized. If you ask my wife, she's a big fan of CBC radio, of Eric Friesen, Howard Dyck, and the like. That's her source of classical music programming.
My question to you is how we currently assess what the face that we see in that mirror looks like. What do you see happening in the future? Do you expect that this mandate review will look into that issue? Is there a more effective way of determining what that face looks like?