Thank you very much, Mr. Stursberg, for coming and for your presentation. You are well aware that I, like the others, disagree with the approach that you propose in this matter.
As parliamentarians, our duty is to promote our country's two official languages, and we do so with pleasure. It's not often that what we do is important. Kudos for the job you are doing and the many efforts you're making. However, the devil is in the details, as they say in Quebec. A mistake was made in how such an important event as a national gala to recognize Canadian music was dealt with. The annual gala has been held for the past four years and the same mistake has been made every year.
If there are any francophones at the gala, they should be shown on TV like the others. When your name is Claude Dubois, when you're one of the best francophone singers in the world and when you're told in a contract that the highlights of the gala that you're taking part in will be broadcast, you have reason to believe that your performance could be broadcast, no matter which language you perform in.
I understand that it's a matter of supply and demand. There is a demand for English, so the French content is not being supplied. It's a business decision. Is this the case, Mr. Stursberg?