Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I also thank our witness before the committee.
I know the CBC is very near and dear to the hearts of many Canadians, especially to many seniors, and also to families. In my own riding of Brampton—Springdale, I have been inundated with pleas, both through e-mails and through phone calls, for the government to save the CBC because it is of vital importance.
I'm going to get right into my question because the chair has put us on a strict time limit.
First of all, we know the minister has stated publicly that he has started talks with private broadcasters across the country in regard to the crisis facing the industry. Have you, as the head of the CBC, been involved in those talks? Have you been contacted? Have consultations taken place over the past few months in regard to this growing crisis?