Naturally, but we have more time to discuss things with you here in this forum.
I'd like to touch briefly on the CBC/Radio Canada. It's not your favourite subject, but it needs to be addressed, given the current situation. Last year, following your refusal to provide assistance, the public broadcaster was forced to lay off hundreds of employees and to divest itself of $125 million in assets. There was nothing for the CBC in last week's CRTC ruling. You continue to refuse to include the $60 million for Canadian programming in the Main Estimates, which means that the CBC must come begging for money each year. Last week, we learned that $96.5 million would be allocated to the CBC through the Canada Media Fund that you created. That is a $12.6 million drop in funding over the previous year. This will mean the loss of dramas, children's programs and documentaries. The result will be less, not more, Canadian content.
Given this outcome, there is one question that begs asking: why are you targeting the CBC?