Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank both of our witnesses.
Mr. High, I want to start with you. You made some interesting points about the evolution of the technology that we're seeing, especially in regard to mobile technologies.
As an example, we have a group...and I'm from a rural riding. To tell its story beyond its own borders becomes a very challenging thing to do. I come from Newfoundland and Labrador, which in and of itself is a study in cultural differences.
So that particular area has a story to tell to the rest of the country, but it also has a story to tell to itself. A lot of the customs, ways, and traditions that are talked about in other identifiable groups are also lost because everybody is connecting with each other. My son is far more in tune with the social goings-on of Newfoundland than I am, and he lives in Kingston, Ontario. But that's because of Facebook and other things.
What I'm getting at is this. Where should the government stand on promoting this to its own people...or how far do we go with the level of support? Is it through a subsidy by which we engage the private sector to get involved in producing local videos to be uploaded, downloaded, and so on? Or do they do it through their own mechanisms in the department? Should we renew funds where they transfer technology from analog to digital?
I'm being very general, but I just want to gauge how involved the government should be, given the points that you make about the technology.