Thank you.
I am a member of Parliament from southwestern Ontario. Speaking of arts and culture, the Stratford Shakespearean Festival is in my riding. I live three miles from Stratford. There has been a lot of growth in the 50-plus years the Stratford Festival has been there. I do know that arts and culture needs to be nurtured, and there has been government help with the festival.
I'm going to make a couple of comments first. One, we're used to television being available over the regular airwaves, but when we get into cable and those types of things.... I had a call about three weeks ago from my mother. Since I've been a member of Parliament, one of the most interesting channels for her is CPAC. She never misses question period, and she's always looking to see me on television. It's a personal thing.
What happened was that she didn't have a box; she had basic television cable, and she got CPAC on channel 59, I think, or whatever it was. Her television went up to about channel 75. Wouldn't you know, they changed CPAC to channel 104. That is basic, and it is supposed to be provided for by the cable companies. Well, I guess it's basic cable up to channel whatever it is. She then had to go out and get a box. She got a couple of other things with that, but she pays an extra $14-and-something now to get what should be basic. People should have that opportunity, I think, to get what is supposed to be a basic part of their licensing.
I just wanted to make that response.
Yes, Mr. Morrison.