I'll repeat what I said earlier. You mustn't forget that the CBC and Radio-Canada share a single mandate, which is to inform, enlighten and entertain Canadians. That includes francophone populations outside Quebec and anglophone populations in Quebec.
We heard Ms. Wellens say that the CBC is one of the only news sources for anglophones who live in Quebec. As I said earlier, and as Ms. Tait also said when she appeared before the committee last week, although the CBC and Radio-Canada do their jobs separately, they share many resources in carrying out their mandate and producing their programming. The idea that you can avoid using Radio-Canada's resources if the CBC is defunded is utterly unthinkable.
In our opening remarks a little earlier, we mentioned that Radio-Canada currently receives 44% of CBC/Radio-Canada funding. That's an extremely large percentage. Rather than reduce or cancel funding, we think Parliament should invest more in CBC/Radio-Canada and in local and regional news to further support the mandate of serving the Canadian public all across the country. I know this is a very important issue for you, madam, and for the people in your riding as well.