Like the APFTQ, we believe that there must be increased funding for the Canadian Television Fund. The work that has been accomplished in collaboration with the APFC has been a success, but more must be done. As you know, from the Canadian Television Fund $200 million go to anglophone production and $100 million to francophone production. Under the contribution agreement between Heritage Canada and the Canadian Television Fund, 10% of the $100 million set aside to francophone production must be dedicated to Franco-Canadian production. To our mind, this is a beginning, but the amount should certainly be increased to 15%. Indeed, for a national envelope targeted specifically to the francophonie, one should consider that francophones represent 15% of the population in Canada. Therefore, 15% of the national envelope should be set aside for the Canadian francophonie.
What we are talking about, then, is increased funding for the Canadian Television Fund and an increase from 10% to 15% for Franco-Canadian production. I feel that Louis Paquin, from Winnipeg, has already described in detail the kind of limits the 10% proportion poses to producers. I would also say that the figure restricts possibilities of co-production between Franco-Canadians and other partners. Yet, co-production is one way to increase the number of productions. Rather than relying on one single source of funding, there would be several.