Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good day Mr. Rémillard. Good day Mr. Porrello.
Earlier you asked a question several people are asking. You work in an extremely competitive environment. You made an acquisition and you took a risk. In fact, you are still taking risks. You have significant competitors: government competitors like Radio-Canada/CBC and private competitors like TVA. Naturally, you do not have $1.1 million in the bank. As far as I'm concerned, it's clear. You are facing competition from this major player.
On the other hand, TVA is in the same niche and is trying to win the market. You seem to be saying that there are problems when it comes to advertising. This is also a problem for CBC/Radio-Canada. However the government supports CBC/Radio-Canada but doesn't support you. On average, the government grants $34 per citizen to the corporation per year. But you receive nothing.
You're asking us to use the Local Programming Improvement Fund. When you speak of "local programming" do you mean, for instance, the Quebec City region? Do you consider that as being local? Do you consider the Upper North Shore as being local? Is that what you are referring to?