You've already answered the question. I'll move on to my next one.
Madam Tait, you've talked about allowing communities to tell their stories. Sadly, that's not the case here in northern Manitoba. Our trail-blazing CBC station, North Country, is empty because the CBC has utterly failed to fill the position in a long-term capacity over a number of years. This means that 85,000 people living in first nations and northern communities across our region do not have CBC local programming, contributing to our existence as a media desert. We've been left with the occasional reporter sent from Winnipeg as part of your pop-up initiatives.
Ms. Tate, we are not a tourist destination; we are Canadians who deserve local programming in the CBC and the reopening of our local CBC station. The CBC has an obligation, including through the CRTC, to our station and local programming.
When will the CBC live up to its mandate, including CRTC obligations, and what are you going to do to reinstate local programming and staff-up our CBC station here in northern Manitoba?