Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Lacroix, first of all, thank you for appearing today. I understand, and I can tell you the government understands, that these are challenging times we're governing in. And we are responding to these challenges. CBC is not alone; private broadcasters have also come here and indicated they are also experiencing difficulties with advertising revenues on the commercial side. So what you're telling us from that perspective is not out of step with what they've been indicating, and they are also being forced to make decisions based on that.
I want to get this on the record, because I didn't think this answer was clear. You requested bridge financing, but the bridge financing.... And I certainly have the quote from Mr. Richard Stursberg, who, I believe, is the vice-president of English operations.