I think the point, though, is that Canadians would benefit. I think what I hear is a real underestimation of the value of Canadian companies, the skill sets of Canadian companies, the ability of Canadian companies to compete, and that bothers me.
One of the things we have heard through this global slowdown on the whole, economically, is that Canada, among developed countries, is going to come out of this slowdown in the most competitive position compared to when we went in. Virtually every commentator is saying we're going to come out more competitive than we went in. It's because of our openness to trade, our openness to the global environment in everything. I think it's no different in telecommunications.
Let me assure you, I hear your concerns, all of your concerns, about broadcasting. Any company operating in Canada is going to be subject to Canadian laws, and we control the laws of Canada. But we can't shortchange our consumers, and our consumers are being shortchanged under the rules as they stand right now.
We talk about technology as it relates to rural areas. One of the things that openness to trade and openness to investment and this international sharing of knowledge does is bring in new technologies. Really, the answer to the problems faced by rural areas in terms of access to broadcasting and everything else relates to technology. As we increase our access to that technology, our rural areas are going to be better served.
Again, please don't come back to the question of culture and broadcasting. We can protect that using the laws we have--