Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
My question is directed to either Mr. Lalande or Mr. Lafrance; you spoke earlier of your new system, under which RDI in the Atlantic region will be no more, and news will henceforth be covered on the national network. You will have the burden of proving that this change is for the better. Rather than being your ombudsman, we will be your watchdog.
You said today that you can better represent the regions. You believe that we're in an age of instant news. We'll see how things evolve. Will we have enough airtime?
As I understand it, we will be able to get everything on the national news, because someone will be on the ground. With all due respect, I would point out that our reporters were on the ground, had the news, and would send their items to Radio-Canada national network, even though they were not considered to constitute national news. What is national is the Quebec health care system, hospitals in Quebec, or anything that is going on in Montreal. But national news is supposed to be national news. I'll say it again: outside of Montreal, we want to see ourselves reflected in what Radio-Canada reports. Radio-Canada is Radio-CANADA.