Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, today the committee received a letter from the president of the CBC where he essentially threatens to sue the government if C-60, your budget bill, passes as is. He says that your budget bill “would reduce the independence that is critical to our operation” and that:
This could potentially embroil the government, our Corporation, and its unions in litigation, a result that could be avoided with an amendment that protects that independence.
Would you support an amendment to your budget bill that protects the independence of the CBC and avoids a court battle between the government and the CBC?