Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Lambert, you stated that one of the main obstacles Canada must contend with is its very small population base. In Canada, the same performance cannot be staged 40 times, given the small population. We have no choice but to export our productions. Are the effects of this requirement to export productions felt more strongly in Quebec?
When I was working in Texas, I bought a book by Carl Sagan entitled Contact. The book was in English and I paid $21 for a copy. I purchased the same book in Quebec for $76 a copy. Why? Because the francophone market in Quebec is so small that prices are four, five, or six times higher. As a rule, this is the reality with which the Quebec cultural community must contend. To all intents and purposes, limiting cultural exports will only bring culture to its knees. Would you say that the repercussions are far more damaging for Quebec than for any other region of Canada?