Thank you.
Welcome to our presenters.
If you've read the transcripts of previous meetings, you'll know that I have a standard part here, which is to reiterate what has already been said at the table in the past meetings: that all members here, including those on the government side, fully support and endorse CBC/Radio-Canada's role as a public broadcaster, so we are all in this together.
We recognize that as individuals we have the right, as any Canadian has, to speak out and say CBC is right, CBC is wrong, or whatever the case may be, but I want to deal in a standard way with every witness group individually and ask the following question, because in addition to our being able to speak out individually, there is also a structural issue. That is the relationship of parliamentarians--especially the government and the minister--to the CBC, so if it's possible to answer yes or no, it would be immensely helpful.
Here is my first question: is it your desire to see this committee, the government, or the minister intervene on this issue and direct the CBC in its programming relating to Radio 2 and the orchestra? If it's possible for you to provide a simple yes or no, that would be helpful.
Mr. Andrews, what is your answer?