No. Our radio stations have no competition. The ARC's radio stations in Canada are situated in minority language communities. There are of course no other private French radio stations that exist where ours are.
Moreover, we cannot consider the CBC as a competitor. Their mandate and ours are quite different. We have never questioned the relevance of the CBC. That is not the issue. It serves the interests of Canadians very well as a beacon of Canadian culture and by informing people across the country. However, our radio stations are at the local level.
For example, CBC Manitoba is not exactly the place where you would find social discussion boards and things of that nature, compared to CKXL Envol 91 in Saint-Boniface. The mandate is completely different. For all practical purposes, competition does not exist in French for our community radio stations.
