Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Mr. Rathgeber, for being here today.
I know that back in the 2008 campaign when we were both involved with that election, certain folks were telling us that the CBC's funding was being cut. I took a look at it and realized that this was not the case and that there was more money being continually given. So we were fighting a situation where there was a push on to try to create a perception that this was actually taking place.
You've been criticized because of the suggestion that your bill is in some way designed to hurt the CBC. Mr. Nantel, just a few moments ago, talked about some of the things you might have said during the campaigning and in subsequent elections.
I wonder if you could address a bit of what was being asked at that time when you spoke about different models for public broadcasters.