Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome, Minister, Ms. LaRocque, Mr. Blais.
Because you have just been handed a petition signed over the last few days by over 100,000 Canadians about CBC Radio-Canada, I will continue on this theme. When Mr. Hubert Lacroix appeared before the committee two days ago, 48 hours ago, your colleagues' questions all dealt with salaries and expense accounts for CBC/Radio-Canada staff.
Do you also believe that CBC/Radio-Canada employees spend too much, earn too much, that there are too many of them and that that is why the government has refused to support the public broadcaster?