We testified before the CRTC to convey what a disservice this policy does to the public broadcaster, especially given how scattered the francophone population is throughout Canada. Yes, the bulk of it is in Quebec, but we cannot very well decide not to serve French speakers in Vancouver in order to serve those in Saguenay. We cannot do that kind of thing, we have a national mandate. We appeared before the CRTC in an attempt to get the policy changed and to force companies to carry all regional signals.
On February 14th, 2011. See this statement in context.