Mr. Chair, I was part of the machinery that produced local programming. Recently we have seen evidence that the gap between programs purchased from outside Canada, mainly the U.S., and the programming produced in Canada is growing. I believe it's now up to $107 million. That reflects the economics of broadcasting as it now stands. That can't help but be somewhat troubling, because of course what we want to do is narrow that gap so that more Canadian programs and more Canadian voices—there have been hearings about diversity and the diversity of voices in Canada—are heard over those public airwaves. So that's a source of concern.
But despite that, I'm not going to prejudge any issue that comes before the CRTC. Those matters are decided through extensive cooperation with staff and discourse with fellow commissioners.