Thank you very much.
Ms. Tait, in an email obtained by the media through an access to information request, you wrote that the “defund the CBC” movement is gaining momentum, and it is true, whether it's because of the Liberals, whose threats of a 3% cut across the board led you to shrink your workforce to smaller than it was during Stephen Harper's years, or the Conservatives, who've made it very clear that they want to destroy the CBC.
Canadians want to depend on the CBC. For us in the NDP, it is clear that we need the CBC. We need a strong public broadcaster, but not in the way that you are putting it forward. Under your leadership, executive bonuses are up while job cuts have been endemic. When asked whether or not you regret the almost $20 million given in executive bonuses this year while jobs were simultaneously being cut, you said you “don't live in regret”, which I'm sure is cold comfort for the workers who have lost their jobs and may no longer be able to live in their homes.
Will you acknowledge that your actions—CBC's actions—to dole out $18 million in bonuses have hurt CBC's reputation?