Indeed, there are regular mechanisms to exchange information or consult with our provincial and territorial counterparts. You mentioned the main mechanism, which is the ministerial table on culture. There's also a deputy ministers' table on culture. Those are ways, on the department side, we can keep our provincial and territorial counterparts informed, and vice versa.
I think what's important to understand about the Broadcasting Act is that it is structured in a way to preserve and assure the independence of the CRTC. At the end of the day, the role of the CRTC is to regulate the media sector, and it's important they do so in a way that ensures the decisions they make are seen to be independent and free from potential political influence. That's why the mechanisms by which any government can engage with the CRTC are very formal.
As I mentioned, it's open to provinces and territories to participate in any CRTC proceeding through a consultation process the CRTC would lead. The federal government's powers to engage with the CRTC are actually very limited. There are specific powers in the Broadcasting Act and a process to follow in those cases so that it's done openly and transparently. Again, that's in order to preserve the independence of the CRTC and ensure that decisions that could potentially affect the media sector are kept at arm's length from government.