Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair.
I brought this motion forward because I feel that a number of themes have emerged in our study. I think we are moving towards being able to put forward a study with recommendations that will actually address some of the things that haven't been addressed in previous studies, in particular the issue of new media and how we start to deal with that.
The BBC has been cited again and again as a model, as being out front in a number of areas. I feel we have focused on the study up to June to get as much of the work done as possible, and I think we're pretty much there in terms of any of the hearings, the witnesses we could ask. I don't think there's much more work to be done there, but I do believe that in order to make this study as valuable as it can be, we do need to, in the fall, look at certain areas, just to hone in.
I think we'll have some preliminary recommendations ready, but we do need to take the time. It's incumbent upon us to just make sure that we've done this right. We have everything we need, and this issue of the BBC has been outstanding.
I recognize that we might be in a situation in the next week or two weeks where the House might be prorogued, and the second week of September might not be possible. I'm not so much interested in the date, but I believe that in the fall this is something we should look at as a committee, even as we're getting on to other business.