One of the issues, of course, is that the private broadcasters have to compete against foreign broadcasters, of which there are many. They're powerful and they're well funded. In fact, Vidéotron appeared before us some time ago when we had the CTF crisis, as did Shaw, and the indication from Vidéotron was they quite frankly didn't want any federal government funding or support. They wanted to do their own thing. They felt they could deliver services to Canadians better by being allowed to do what they do best, and that the CBC should do what it does best. They actually were asking for a complete restructuring of the CTF.
Now, they did come back to the table, and they have funded the CTF, based on the requirements, but again, the suggestion is that we need to look at new funding formulas for the CBC, that perhaps the old solutions aren't the complete answer to the funding problems the CBC faces. That's probably why Mr. Manera came up with a completely new approach. He was supported, by the way, by Mr. Bill Neville, a former chief of staff to Prime Minister Joe Clark.
Do you believe the funding the Canada Council for the Arts receives from the federal government is sufficient for the purposes you carry out? You confirmed that you received additional funding this past year. Is that current funding sufficient to deliver the services you're expected to deliver?