We think that social contract should be renewed by updating the conditions of the broadcaster's existence so that it meets certain expectations and still has its special role to play. We at the FNCC are more than ever convinced that the Canadian people must have access to a strong and adequately funded public service broadcaster.
Canada allocates $33 per inhabitant to the funding of the public broadcaster, whereas the global average is $88. We're second last in this category among the G7 countries. We need to reflect on that because, otherwise, tomorrow we will no longer be Canadians staring at our screens; we will be an audience that's being offered to the people of California, whose interests—