Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Ladies, gentlemen, good morning.
I would like to make a brief comment before asking my questions.
First of all, you said earlier on in your presentation that the francophone communities needed Radio-Canada. I think that depends on how one interprets these words. In fact, people from anglophone and francophone communities pay their taxes to Canada and they have the right to have access to CBC-Radio-Canada's services. This is not only a need, it is an undeniable and historic right that was given to us under the Canadian Constitution.
Having said that, we travelled to Vancouver and to Yellowknife, where there are francophones outside Quebec who came to talk to us about the relationship they have with the Société Radio-Canada.
First of all, do you feel that Radio-Canada is really fulfilling its mandate as far as these francophones communities are concerned?