Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Madam Minister. I think you'll find that on this side of the House we're very intent on protecting and supporting Canadian arts and heritage.
I have a couple of questions.
The first is in relation to CBC. Canada's hockey night TV landscape changed quite significantly this week, with Rogers Communications’ getting control of the NHL multimedia rights, a 12-year $5.2 billion agreement that preserves Hockey Night in Canada but limits CBC's role in the broadcast.
According to the Friends of CBC, this will cost the national network about $200 million in advertising revenue each year. Because that advertising money goes a long way in supporting cultural and important identity broadcasting, how will you ensure the health of our national broadcaster and ensure that you support that other programming?