On the next slide we have the CRTC definition, which I will not read in its entirety. What is important to remember is that we are all non-profit organizations. Community radio stations and campus radio stations belong to the community, which is responsible for their management, their programming and their operations. It is essentially an economic development, social and cultural tool that serves the communities. We have a very diversified mandate.
Because our resources are limited, it is difficult for us to respond to the musical tastes of all members of these communities. Our play list must include a number of musical genres in order to please the general listening public, which means that, unlike private radio, which is often in the mainstream and plays popular music, we are limited in the type of musical content that we can broadcast.
I would like to say a final word about our strong community mandate, as it appears in the definition. Unfortunately, the CBC was unsuccessful in its attempt to bring itself closer to the community through community radio. It is often not very easy for the public broadcaster to increase its ratings in some regions, particular in very remote francophone regions. One might wonder why the ratings are so low, almost non existent in some regions. The CBC has tried to get closer to the communities, but has not been very successful in its attempts.
The mandate of community radio is very different from that of public radio. Both are respected, but the CBC should not now engage in local coverage. That, for the time being, is the mandate of our radio stations and, as our ratings demonstrate, we are doing a masterful job.