In 2004, we raised certain problems. Telefilm's mandate was very limited at the time. Telefilm was carrying on activities in the audio, audio-visual and multimedia fields, and those activities were not part of its mandate at that time. So we pointed out to Parliament that that matter should be resolved, and Telefilm's mandate was expanded.
We raised another question, which I also raised in my opening remarks. The department has a lot of contracts with Telefilm, and Telefilm acts as an agent under its agreements with the department. We assume that was partly because of its limited mandate and that was one way of enabling Telefilm to do things.
However, since the mandate has been amended and expanded, we note that very rarely—this may be the only case—are the activities of a Crown corporation directed by contracts with the department rather than it being the Crown corporation that determines on its own how it will carry out its mandate.
Has that since been resolved? I don't know. I don't think so. However, that creates a governance problem and calls into question the Crown corporation's ability to determine on its own how it should carry out the mandate that has been given it by Parliament.