For years, we've been requesting ad hoc funding in two ways.
We expect to see a more permanent and long‑term solution within the next few years. This solution is the services of exceptional importance fund, which should come about as a result of Bill C‑11 and the Canadian Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission, or CRTC.
In the meantime, after our cuts in 2024 and 2026, which led to a 25% reduction in our workforce in less than two years, we're asking for two solutions.
The first solution is to rebuild our infrastructure. We haven't had a chance to do this, given the administrative renewal imposed on us by the CRTC over the past three years. So we've asked for $8 million as soon as possible to finish rebuilding our infrastructure. Ms. Royer gave examples showing that we have equipment, such as sound equipment, that simply doesn't work anymore.
On top of that—