This is my concern here, because through Parliament we support probably half a billion dollars a year in development of product. Again, I can't see why we're paying for product if people aren't going to be able to see it in this new world. It just seems like a complete waste.
So is it a necessity for government to step up to the plate through our funding agencies to insist on a percentage-based agreement, and to insist that if you're going to make a production, we're not going to have two shows, that it's going to be available if people want to watch it on their shoe phone?
Is there a model out there? We've heard a few thrown about. For example, we could have a standard distributor fee, whether it's CBC or TVA, and then a percentage that goes to the producers. Your obligation is then to pay your writers, the musicians, and everything else. Whether that show gets 2¢ of play from commercials or $10, we don't know. But should that percentage be written into the actual contracts with Telefilm, and CTF, and the video fund to ensure that through our investment as the people of Canada, we are making sure our cultural voice is being accessed? Is that a possible model?