If we are talking about CBC/Radio-Canada more specifically, the fact that additional funding was allocated over a five-year period is a positive development. We hope that will enable the public broadcaster to turn even more toward new technologies while continuing to reach people with no Internet access who are still consuming information through television or radio. That's important to us.
We hope that CBC/Radio-Canada's management will adopt somewhat clearer positions because the problem, in the public broadcaster's case, is that we still don't know how that money will be invested. You will recall that, after the latest cuts, regional newscasts were reduced from 60 minutes to 30 minutes. Will the corporation's management reinvest in regional newscasts? That's clearly a priority for us.
We're still talking about cuts at CBC/Radio-Canada, as that was announced in the 20/20 plan. There seems to be no backtracking for the time being. This still seems nebulous to us, but I think it's in the hands of the CBC/Radio-Canada management. The corporation's executives will have to understand that they have a key role to play. We have noticed over time that, when CBC/Radio-Canada is present in the regions, others go there for the sake of competition, to get news, and so on. It's very positive, and we hope it will help revive regional news.