On the request to meet with the minister, it's quite straightforward. In the time that I've been involved in community radio in Canada--about 20 years--no meetings have taken place between community radio representatives and the minister. Our sector has gone through a number of transformations, and we're going through another one. We feel that the minister should meet with representatives of the main sectors of media in Canada. That hasn't taken place. And to be fair, it didn't take place with the last government either.
On May 15th, 2007. See this statement in context.