I too would like to draw something to the witness's attention. Perhaps we did not invite the right person, perhaps we should have invited your president.
I was intrigued by something you said in replying to a question asked by my colleague, Mr. Lebel. You say that this was not a business decision, that you decided that francophones did not go over very well in Toronto, and so on, and that if you had had more money—because you say you only receive 55% of your funding requirements—this francophone performer might have been broadcast.
It sounds like you are saying that if we francophones give you some money, you will broadcast us, but if we do not give you any, you will not broadcast us on CBC. That is not right. That is the answer you gave. You said you had to work like a private corporation, and that for this reason, you had to pay attention to your ratings, and so on. Your mandate does not take money into account. Even if you do not have full funding, you must comply with your mandate, and that you did not do.