We responded to their request, because we wanted to find a solution. We engaged in discussions with people at CTV and RDS to see what kind of arrangement we could make. That was two years ago, when it was still technically possible to do it. We could be co-producers. We set a number of conditions, which we referred to earlier. If we broadcast something on CBC/Radio-Canada, we want to be sure that broadcast abides by our own standards. We have to be sure that it is “cost-effective”. In this case, we would be broadcasting programming that is not cost-effective, but which jibes with our mandate. On the other hand, we do not generally do that in order to generate profits for a competitor. That would be quite odd: we would be doing this to generate profits for a competitor who outbid us. We would basically be using taxpayers' money to increase their profits.
On May 14th, 2009. See this statement in context.