We don't need government subsidies in order to grow. We don't need regulation either. I know that many people are concerned in their home communities about the concentration of media ownership. Well, some of the rules you have in place have resulted in that concentration. When you restrict the ability of small, local owners to access foreign capital, it reduces the number of people who can buy the media properties, be it print, radio, or television, and keep them with some local control. Thus, the Osprey papers became Sun Media, Sun Media became Postmedia, and now they're all one giant company.
I'll leave my comments at that, other than to say that we do hope that you consider deregulation rather than more regulation, and that you consider perhaps if not curtailing CBC spending then at least having them stick to their mandate.