I know that too.
The other thing, as Mr. Simms said earlier, is long-term sustainable funding. I've been hearing about long-term sustainable funding ever since I have been sitting on this committee, whether it be from the CBC, whether it be from the CTF, or whether it be from the Canada Council for the Arts. Everyone looks for long-term funding.
So many times it went right up to the eleventh hour before that funding was agreed to for another year. It would be my hope that there could be long-term sustainable funding so it gives the corporation, whether it be the CBC or any of the other organizations, a way to plan forward. If you're only getting funding for another year, again, as I say, at the eleventh hour every year, you don't have much of a long-term plan. Hopefully, some of those things can be done as we go.
I thank you very much for your presentation and for your candid answers. We've totally enjoyed this part of it.
At this particular time, if I could, I will take a survey of the people in the audience. Is there anyone who has questions for our committee or for our witnesses? If you would like to make a comment or anything, we have a microphone. If we have no one jumping up to the microphone....
Sir, could you identify yourself?