I think the CBC—they're capable of defending themselves—are terrific creators of a market for Canadian programming, literally from coast to coast, and from both in-house and the independent community. One should also understand that if the CBC or anybody else is producing something in-house, it doesn't mean that the independent sector isn't involved. For example, a script may come from someone who sells it into the service. But my impression is that the CBC is buying programs from across the country and is doing quite well with it.
On April 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.