Yes, thank you for that question, Mr. Siksay.
It is cost-effective because it works in a studio, and the studio is a great 21st century creation. It's the way Glenn Gould was actually created as a phenomenon. The CBC radio studio is an amazing place. With just this amazing orchestra, a producer, and a couple of technicians, in about six hours they can produce a broadcast, and in about nine hours they can produce a CD.
It's not market-driven, meaning that the CBC is in the driver's seat, making the decisions about the repertoire, about the performers, and about how things are done.
And because this is a remarkably fine orchestra, contracted on a per-service basis, it's also much more effective than trying to hire an orchestra in another way. And it's not quite the same thing as using remotes.
We submit that of course there should be many, many recordings of remotes and other kinds of recordings of other orchestras across the country to reflect what's happening; but a radio orchestra is a magnificent way for CBC to take the lead and to be proactive in the arts in creating and producing the very finest. And when it has access to people like the winners of the CBC's young composers competition, it can really be a platform for the very finest creations of our youngest talent.
Thank you.