Madam, we are very well aware of the important role the public broadcaster plays in delivering services to French-speakers outside of Quebec or the Ottawa region, even though that is where 90% or 91% of francophones live in Canada. However our commitment to the francophonie goes much further than the simple delivery of services.
In a moment we will talk to you about our daily connection to the regions, which is maintained through what is known as the Regional Panel. This allows us to hear comments and to know how we can better deliver our services. I was in Regina last week where I met with six or seven people who are responsible for the francophonie in the greater Regina area, either in schools or in the arts and culture environments. I heard their comments and afterwards I went to Vancouver where I met with some other people and the same exercise was repeated. I even went to Kelowna and there the three persons who represented francophones were in the room when I talked about CBC/Radio-Canada.
We are always concerned with understanding the needs of francophones in Canada well, and we attempt with the resources we have to give them as much information as possible, and as many services as possible. This is in fact Louis' constant preoccupation as he is responsible for Radio-Canada in the regions.
Louis, did you want to talk about this a little?