I want to thank you very much, Mr. Rabinovitch and your colleagues, for being here today. This is critically important to the country and is overdue.
It will come probably as no surprise that I would generally support the idea that we need to make a new commitment to public broadcasting and to the CBC and Radio-Canada, and that with that commitment would have to come the resources that are necessary to make the commitment be realized in very real terms.
You will also not be surprised that I would place certain conditions on that support, and it is substantial support, having to do with the regional and local presence of the CBC. I think it's fair to say that Atlantic Canada has probably been one of the strongest supporters of television in particular, and it has gone through a bit of a rough period following the decision to move to half an hour at suppertime. In the case of Saint John's pilot project, to the extent to which it's possible for that to have worked, given that the resources were limited, essentially—
In this new vision, this new contract, which I would very much like to support, elaborate a little bit on how you see this manifesting itself in those parts of Canada that have less access to the national dialogue, less access to other opportunities to find their place in the country. How does that work for you?