Thank you Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Stursberg, thank you for appearing before the Senate committee this morning. This is an extremely important meeting. I represent a riding in northern New Brunswick, which includes a large number of anglophones and exogamous families made up of anglophones and francophones living under the same roof.
I would like to take two seconds to discuss your letter of apology. You read it in English. I hope that you also have a French version.
Truth be told, Mr. Stursberg, the anglophones are not terribly concerned about the fact that francophones may have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. It is the francophones who are extremely annoyed with you.
Therefore, I hope that the letter of apology was first written in French, as well as in English so that anglophones can understand that the CBC had made a very bad decision in shutting every francophone artist out of the gala.
Is that the case? Was the letter of apology also initially written in French for the francophone audience?