Thank you.
The CBC should reinstate the radio orchestra and program its new work and archived recordings more prominently and regularly--at least one hour per week. The public is proud of our national artistic resources when they know where to find them.
I urge the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to ensure that our cultural paths can connect with our future. Please give the CBC board and management clear directives to reinstate the orchestra. It is a precious and living instrument of Canadian heritage, ready and eager to serve the public good by creating and sustaining a living legacy of Canadian music and culture.
Thank you very much.