Good morning madam, good morning sir.
Since I am a francophone and originate from Quebec, I attribute a great deal of importance to the cultural and economic aspects of this study.
Earlier, Ms. Flynn, you mentioned that there were some important cultural matters at stake and that CBC television was increasingly copying American television. Moreover, you say in your brief that Canadian viewers are fascinated primarily by American television which seems to be becoming increasingly vulgar and brutal.
I'm going to ask you a rather particular question. Is the CBC, and are our Canadian artists and producers, in touch with the tastes, needs and wishes of the viewing audience? Can the situation rather be explained by the fact that Canadian viewers have no other choice than to subscribe to American cable television?