Thank you, sir.
As Chair of the Board, I am accountable to the Minister of Canadian Heritage. My relations with the minister are direct and will go through the appropriate channels, through the officials of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Mr. Wayne Clarkson, whom your committee has previously heard, has in recent years established advisory committees on which industry people sit. I'll mention two in particular: the committee on French-language feature films and that on English-language feature films. There's also one that deals with new media. I know that, when he appeared, Mr. Clarkson talked about those advisory committees and that that left a number of members of your committee skeptical. However, I must tell you that, after a few years of operation, those committees are working admirably well.
When I started reading documents on Telefilm Canada, I was impressed by the fact that the organization had operated in a changing environment, but that it had done so together with the industry and its clientele. I think that's an important factor and that things will continue in that direction. For the moment, these mechanisms play an absolutely fundamental role. They make it so the industry is generally satisfied with the actions taken by Telefilm Canada.
As for the films you mentioned, I believe I have nothing to add to what I've already said.