Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'm not sure what that has to do with this bill, but I will answer the questions.
As the member undoubtedly knows, I have mused in my blog and elsewhere on what the role of the public broadcaster in 2011, 2012, 2013 might be. As the member undoubtedly knows, technology has changed. The public broadcaster is now 75 years old and was born in a time when people living in remote communities did not have access to any broadcasting.
To answer your question, I support the public broadcaster. Would I like to see the public broadcaster become more accountable and transparent? Yes. Would I like to see the public broadcaster operate more self-sufficiently and with less dependence on government subsidy? Absolutely. Those are questions that we can debate philosophically, but this bill doesn't address any of that. This bill repairs a defect in section 68.1 of the access act that two courts have said needs to be repaired.