That is a very interesting idea. For a long time now, I have been talking about the importance of establishing stable and long-term funding for CBC/Radio-Canada. I think it was last year that I pointed out that, of 18 public broadcasters in the developed world, Radio-Canada ranked sixteenth when it came to funding. In my view, the fact that hockey games are no longer broadcast on CBC/Radio-Canada has dealt a huge blow to the financing of this institution.
We went to court to demand that the CBEF Windsor programming be maintained, and we were successful. The Federal Court stayed part of its decision before the licence renewal by the CRTC. The latter took up our licence renewal arguments with respect to CBEF Windsor. The other issue was whether we had jurisdiction over CBC/Radio-Canada. A Federal Court judge said that we had indeed shared jurisdiction. We filed an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal, and I can assure you that this will end before the Supreme Court. Indeed, the party that is not successful before the Federal Court of Appeal will file an appeal to the Supreme Court.
It would be fascinating to do such a verification but before the legal process has determined whether I have or have not jurisdiction over CBC/Radio-Canada, I cannot audit this organization. This matter is currently before the courts.