Mr. Chair, first, I said, it is not an intervention with the CRTC. It is a wish more than a directive. We cannot give directives to the CRTC.
Second, if we had wanted to do so for purely political reasons, RAI would be here. This suggests that the CRTC truly is an independent agency.
That said, the CRTC consulted the public in reviewing its 1986 regulations on foreign language service and the competition there might be with a similar service provided by a Canadian company. We are waiting for the CRTC decision.
We have done our share by setting up a committee chaired by Clifford Lincoln, who has given his recommendations to us and the CRTC. However, we are waiting for the CRTC decisions and we are not giving directives. We are waiting, like the rest of the population and my Italian community, for the CRTC decision.