I do feel that the CBC/SRC has a vital and broad role to play in many areas. This large corporation is involved in many ventures. We believe that it is critically important to forge these partnerships. After the cutbacks of the 1990s, we've not managed to get back what we lost.
However, we have managed to right the ship, thanks especially to independent local productions and to other measures as well. We have quietly expanded our local programming. There is still much to do and the regions have a great deal of potential when it comes to producing programming likely to be of interest to a Canada-wide audience. As such, we think the SRC deserves more support in order to continue carrying out the task at hand.