I call to order the 31st meeting of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
Today we're participating in a video conference that extends to Vancouver and Montreal. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we're undertaking a study on the dismantling of the CBC Radio Orchestra, CBC/Radio-Canada's commitment to classical music, and the changes to CBC Radio 2.
In Montreal, from Festival Vancouver--which seems interesting--we have George Laverock, program director. It will be easy to identify Mr. Laverock because he's the only witness in Montreal.
We have Jeremy Berkman. From the Canadian League of Composers we have Janet Danielson, the newsletter editor. We have, as an individual, Calvin Dyck. From the Canadian Music Centre, British Columbia Region, we have Colin Miles, regional director for British Columbia. From the Vancouver Chamber Choir we haveJon Washburn, artistic and executive director. And as an individual, we have George Zukerman.
I think all of the participants today are aware that each will have the opportunity to make a five-minute statement. The committee members are aware that we will take all of the statements first, and then we'll continue the meeting with questions and answers.
The first person we're going to is with Festival Vancouver, George Laverock, program director, for five minutes.