Thank you.
Your opening comment was fascinating, because I was going to say the exact same thing, that although 50% of the population is aboriginal, we didn't get to hear from more of them. I'm disappointed, but I'm not blaming anyone for it. It's just unfortunate; they speak very well.
In defence of the Government of Canada, we do invest heavily in.... First of all, as you've said already today, CBC does a lot in aboriginal language that's well listened to by aboriginal people. But we also invest heavily in both radio and television for APTN. In fact, perhaps that should be more in the Broadcasting Act, more heard of. There was the shameful issue that they didn't get their funding until August, and I don't know how you can run something when people don't their paycheques.
At any rate, we'll leave that aside. I really liked your presentation. Our study is a three-part study--on the services, the mandate, the technology--and you're one of the few presenters who really talked about the technology.
Speaking personally, all the way over here I read newspapers. Those are relevant. Most of my radio time is spent listening to CBC. I don't get my news from the Internet. And just because it comes from the Internet it doesn't mean reporters are irrelevant, because it's reporters who made the news to go on the Internet.
Try to convince me, then, that new technology has made the CBC irrelevant. What should be the role of new technology? How should CBC change?