Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome gentlemen.
It is music to my ears to hear talk about culture and art. You put a lot of emphasis on the fact that the CBC can stimulate artistic awareness and the sharing of artistic experiences. We know that the arts world is always poor, which brings me to my comments about the funding of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The current funding level seems very low. Is it because it is very low that people are asking for an increase, or because the funds are poorly utilized?