You've spoken about how staff had undergone “considerable stress as a result of budget cuts, staff reductions, and reorganizations, which had reduced creative opportunities for staff and affected their morale and commitment”. We've looked at the issue. A number of big-buy issues have to come forward very soon: getting ready for high definition, what to do about replacing the analog towers, whether to use them or to dismantle them. There are certainly a number of big capital issues coming before CBC. Given their stretched budget, the question has to be asked: what steps are in place to take on the kinds of investments that will be needed in a very short space of time?
You said “The Corporation needs to demonstrate and communicate the need for additional funding for those strategies to the Prime Minister and Parliament.” Do you believe at this time that CBC is underfunded in key areas?