Welcome, everyone, to meeting number 37 of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are studying questions regarding the Canadian Television Fund.
This morning we welcome on video conference Valerie Creighton, president of the Canadian Television Fund; Stéphane Cardin, vice-president, strategic policy planning and stakeholder relations; and Paul Gratton, chair of the board of directors.
Congratulations, Mr. Gratton. I understand you're recently appointed, so my congratulations for that.
I have just one thing to say before we hear your short presentation. The other day when we were delving into the CRTC's report on the Canadian Television Fund and things, as we sat around the table surmising what it meant, it seemed to me there were a lot of summations and it seemed we were going all over. So we thought we'd bring some of the people to our meeting today, hopefully to answer the questions, so that we're not just beating around the bush, going in every direction.
So welcome.
Who is going to give the report? Mr. Gratton, would you like to go ahead, please?