Here I'm actually borrowing an idea from Prime Minister Harper when he was the leader of the opposition. He made a speech to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. I have it here, and I mention this in my remarks. He said that he thought CBC Television should withdraw from the advertising market except when it is broadcasting professional sports, and that would help the private sector by changing supply demand. In return, the CBC should be provided with stable long-term funding. The words are right in his speech.
I think that would be a very good idea, because right now, with both SRC Television and CBC Television on the English side, too much of their activity is chasing audiences for advertisers and too little is doing what public broadcasters do in other western democracies.