The member asked a number of questions. I believe the one he attaches the greatest importance to concerns certain films whose titles he mentioned. In his view, they do not meet the criteria that Telefilm Canada should apply. I'll be very brief on that subject. I'm not in a position to judge those matters. If those films were approved by Telefilm Canada, that means that the team responsible for judging whether they are admissible determined that they were.
Now to answer your question more fully, sir, I'd like to go beyond those films and tell you that, at Telefilm Canada, all contracts signed with film producers contain a clause setting out conditions. Those producers have to meet a certain level of morality, to avoid, for example, producing pornographic films or matters that might offend population groups. All that is set out in the contracts that Telefilm Canada signs with producers.
The fact that we agree on—because I think your concern is entirely legitimate—is that works financed out of public funds should never contain subjects contrary to public morality or public decency. Those works should never encourage hate propaganda or remarks that might be offensive to population groups.
I am very sensitive to the question you've raised. I'm going to suggest to board members, at an upcoming meeting, that we make the wording of the clause appearing in the contract between Telefilm Canada and producers more specific.