Thank you, sir. Thank you, Minister. It's good to see you again, and the deputy minister as well.
I want to turn my attention to the CBC. The hearings are ongoing right now at the CRTC to discuss our national broadcaster. One of the things they've mentioned is that they're worried about not fulfilling the mandate given to them by Parliament by the act itself.
According to the supplementaries we have, what normally is $60 million is now down to just over $30 million, $32.2 million to be exact. They have said the reduction of $100 million over that three-year period is going to be hurtful. Now with the hockey strike, it's likely to be devastating.