Mr. Speaker, Alain Pineault, vice-president of CBC planning and regulations said that the future of CBC regional TV stations had become uncertain following the funding cuts announced in the last federal budget.
Since the CBC decided against asking the CRTC to renew its regional stations' broadcasting licences because of the uncertainty created by the Minister of Canadian Heritage, can the minister confirm or deny once and for all today-and could he please be clear-that the CBC is facing cuts of $44 million, $96 million and $165 million over the next three years, as Mr. Manera was told by his deputy minister?