We believe it is important to find a way to do so. How, I cannot say how, Mr. Angus, but there needs to be a way for the Société Radio-Canada to promote all francophone artists from across Canada.
In Timmins, we have a theatre troupe called Les maringouins du Nord which produces two plays per year. The actors themselves write the play and build the set, and perform in a 160-person capacity room. There are eight performances of each play and they are always sold out. If the SRC were to give them a hand, perhaps they could be in a 250-capacity room where they could finally cover their costs rather than being forced to pay out of their own pockets in order to do what they love, in other words, theatre.