That's a very good question. Thank you.
Of course, this is not news for anybody around the table or for Canadians, because we campaigned on it, so of course this is part of our campaign commitment. More than that, we believe in the role of a public broadcaster, and I would add that we believe in it because of its importance in making sure that we have strong Canadian diversity and that people around the country have access to information that relates to their region and also to what's happening in the country in general.
We also believe that, because of what's happening in the media world right now and the impact of digital on the media and because of technological changes that can have an impact on how people consume information, we ought to strengthen our public broadcaster and its role.
That's why we have expressed important wishes to the CBC, while of course respecting their independence. That $675 million will support three important priorities that they have also expressed, which are to support more content and, of course, more people developing local content throughout the country; also, to support their digital shift, really helping CBC/Radio-Canada to develop its digital background, maybe through jobs in understanding algorithms and big data—everything that a media organization needs to have to understand all the different ways people are consuming information in this digital age.
Third, in our view, it is clearly fundamental to build the next generation, to create new jobs for young people, precisely in order to ensure the sustainability of CBC/Radio-Canada so that, in 50 years, our public broadcaster is strong.
These are the three important priorities of CBC/Radio-Canada that we're supporting. This is why the investments that were announced in budget 2016-17 are so important: they really support these three priorities.