Thank you, Chair.
As I understand the objective of the amendment, it is to provide some texture, essentially, to the programming of community media. There are a number of places where the committee has amended the act to make reference to community media and the unique role they play in the system, so this further elaborates on the kind of programming that they would be expected to deliver.
I would note that, indeed, the list as drafted appears to be drafted in a prescriptive way, in the sense that this is saying that these are the kinds of things that community programming should be; therefore, one could expect, as the CRTC moves through its decisions with respect to community media, that it will look at this list, and you could expect it to impose these kinds of obligations on community media, or there would be an expectation that they distribute this kind of programming.
As drafted, this is prescriptive in the sense that it seems to be a fairly exhaustive, prescriptive list. I note that Mr. Julian spoke about this being a request from the community media sector, but it will play out through those decisions of the CRTC.