Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Your presence here today is very timely. With everything that is currently happening, one could say that everything has gone wrong in the world of conventional television. There has been a disruption in the entire communications or media universe. The advent of the Internet and the fact that you can use a tiny iPod to record thousands of songs is disrupting television, music and so on.
With respect to general interest television, you get the impression that everything has gone wrong. Obviously, we're struck today by the new cuts to the CBC. We've witnessed the closing of other stations. We've also seen the precarious situation in which Canwest finds itself. One would think there is a general problem with general interest television.
Is there still a future for general interest television?