I personally have a problem with layering more bureaucracy on the decision-making process, because the minute you say that 10% has to come from somewhere, then one year maybe the good ideas aren't there in that place. I am a little worried about that.
And I don't think it's what the MMPIA membership indicated. I think what they felt was that the ideas are strong enough if they're simply allowed to surface. The policy is there in the mandate now; there are only four things mentioned in the mandate, and one of them is regions. So if the policy is that the regions are important to the country--and certainly many people outside of Toronto and Montreal watch television--and if the understanding by the people who work through the policies is that they have to make it work, then we're just making some suggestions. They may have some better suggestions about how to make it work. I think having people in the regions in their own office whose opinion they trust and whose experience is in the area is a good start.
I've never had a problem selling to CBC. I've done a series on CBC. I've done many things. I think a good idea has to sell. What you don't want is mediocre TV because “we had to do it because it was regional”.