Thank you for coming.
It's a pleasure for me to hear what's happening in Quebec. In my riding, in Saint-Boniface, in Manitoba, we also have a really strong and active French culture. We also have independent producers who really have a job to do with regard to the model that's being presented.
I wanted to congratulate you because, in your briefs, you really identified what we consider important.
On page 4 of the Quebec Musicians' Guild's brief, Mr. Fortin, you quoted the Broadcasting Act.
And you, Ms. Pradier, on page 3 of the brief from the Alliance québécoise des techniciens de l'image et du son, state that:
The Government of Canada has always been determined to support a Canadian broadcasting system of international calibre that is genuinely owned by Canadians and under their control. The goal of such a system is first and foremost to meet the needs of Canadians.
That's what we believe as well: there has to be Canadian production, Canadian programming. Having said that, I'm surprised to hear you talk about crisis in the television industry. You say you don't agree with the decisions made by TVA and Quebecor. However, when it comes to Radio-Canada, it's a bit the reverse, and that surprises me a little. We're talking about Canadian culture and programming, like Canadian productions, and yet CBC/Radio-Canada has bought programs like Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. As you said with regard to TVA and Quebecor, these decisions are a bit odd, since we're always talking about Canadian programming.
I also want to ask you, Ms. Pradier, whether you think it's slightly beyond the mandate—based on what you cited—which is to meet the needs of Canadians for Canadian programming.