Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for being here today.
I'd like to start with the accomplishments of the CBC, such as the Paralympic Games, which 11 million Canadians viewed. Then we also have the North American Indigenous Games, the Arctic Winter Games and the promotion of musicians who are struggling—Canadian musicians.
What would happen to all of these people if CBC were defunded? It's very easy to say if CBC were defunded, but how would private media interests affect Canadians, the consumption of information they get and the promotion of Canadian values, heritage and culture? What would happen to all of these things if the CBC were defunded, please?