Mr. Galipeau, I would just like to add something. To build on what Hubert Lacroix just said, we have had very good discussions with them. Monday, they told members of the Senate Committee that they had resolved the problem—here I am responding to Ms. Guay, who was saying earlier that they keep on trying because they have not yet solved the problem. They have made a real effort and have really made progress.
They know full well that, the day the issue of the 12,000 Francophones outside Quebec is resolved, they will still have to address the situation of Anglophones in Quebec and people in the North. Even if CBC/Radio-Canada were providing Olympic coverage across the country, there would still be problems that could not be resolved and that would remain a concern, because of the very nature of television distribution in Canada. We will always be able to reach an ever larger proportion of the population, but we will never be able to cover 100% of the population perfectly. At the same time, I hope our results will always be the best they can be.
I can assure you that this has nothing to do with pride. It is about two corporations that each have to manage their affairs and fulfill their own mission and commitments. We are trying to talk and find solutions.
So, that is the situation at this point and the way things are now: in the last discussion I had with Mr. Frappier, he told me that he thought he had found an optimal solution, and that they were well on their way to implementing it. I believe he said they could reach 98 or 99% of the Canadian population.