There really isn't much of a resemblance. What motivates our decisions is Radio-Canada's mission--not profit. That changes everything. Our radio services are a good example of that. Radio-Canada's television programming schedule includes 42 hours of news programs. There is not one private station that does that. We have science, religious and regional programming from all over. No private station does that. We broadcast major Canadian drama programs more than any other network does. We have news from across Canada. And our analysis of the francophone market is that our programming is totally different from what is available on TVA or TQS.
For some types of programming, such as variety shows, there can be similarities. However--I'm new to television, I'm from radio--there is no doubt in my mind that most of our television programming focuses on public service and that what motivates our decision-making are things like democracy and culture. That's important.
If you analyze the schedule as a whole and compare it to what's available on TQS, TVA or any other television network, you will see that our television programming is truly different in many different ways.