Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am very happy to be here with you.
First, you will understand that apart from our Chair, who is a Conservative Party M.P., the opposition parties are the only ones here today. I would like to think that this does not reflect what the Conservatives think of Newfoundland.
Second, when people talk to me about culture, it resonates with me tremendously, for the simple reason that the people of Quebec are trying to preserve their culture. Think how the problems you are having today, we had them perhaps 25 or 30 years ago. We went off on something of a detour. You are going to have to take that same detour too. That is how I see it. You are going to have to make an abrupt about-face, because this federation, this confederation, is not going to help you. Think seriously about how you are going to drown in this great big country.
Having said that, I will ask Mr. Doyle my first question. Mr. Doyle, I do not think that a price can be put on culture. I reject that premise. You said that the CBC's mandate should be retained. Do you not believe that we could amend it by adding specific requirements?