Okay, thanks. Good.
The first point I would make is that I think there's an important distinction between local news and information, which is under a completely different point system from the one you're asking a question about, which deals with documentaries, dramas, and comedies and only applies to those. Most local news information is deemed to be local because it's often in-house production made by producers. There's been a lot of misinformation, in my view, about the point system.
Canada has had a point system of one sort.... In fact, the British Empire has had one since the 1926 Imperial Conference, because, unlike that of a book, the authorship of a audiovisual work is a collective matter, and so you have to look at everybody who participates in that production. The standard rule at the commission since 1984 has had three elements. There's a fact sheet that is available, Madam Chairperson, and I think most members of the committee have it.
There has been some loose interpretation of the facts.
The basic rule for live-action drama and comedy is that you need six out of 10 of the key creative personnel to be considered as Canadian. It's the same rule that CAVCO, the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office, under the minister's jurisdiction, uses for tax credit, and so do many other funding agencies across the country. Then you have to have two 75% rules that relate to where some of the post-production costs are spent in the country. Overall that means that a lot of the resources are spent in Canada, and therefore create economic employment.