Mr. Speaker, our colleague does not seem to take into account the fact that the CBC is an independent corporation. I have the responsibility to look after its mandate and its overall financing; the board of directors and the president run the show.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 23rd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, our colleague does not seem to take into account the fact that the CBC is an independent corporation. I have the responsibility to look after its mandate and its overall financing; the board of directors and the president run the show.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 23rd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, there is one aspect regarding CBC's mandate which, I think, will not change. It is the fact that the CBC must respect the linguistic duality of our country. This is a public institution. It is an institution which will continue to reflect that basic reality of our country.
If the hon. member has opinions on the budget cuts made by CBC's president and board of directors and looks to me, it may be that she wants me to manage that corporation. That will not happen. I will merely be the one who decides on CBC's mandate and budget.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 23rd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has got it all wrong. You do not deal first with the budget and then with the mandate. You start with the mandate and then look at the budget. This is exactly what we are doing.
A committee will make recommendations to us regarding CBC's mandate. We will look at these recommendations, make decisions and then decide on a long term financial plan.
Information Highway November 22nd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, a committee has indeed made recommendations. I would like to point out to my colleague that, among the recommendations made by one of the working groups created by that committee, there are some that are content-related, that is to say culture and all of those elements which may make up content. This is the specific area I shall address.
We will be bringing forward a series of recommendations following up on the work of these committees and of the advisory council, and I trust that our colleague will be able to see that our decisions will be judicious ones and will result in linking Canada up to the world information highway.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 22nd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, it is precisely to enable the president of the CBC to rethink the CBC that the government has formed a committee to examine the mandate. The mandate is the heart of the CBC. The reports of the mandate committee will be available at the end of this month. In the meantime, our colleagues may hold their breath.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 22nd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, our colleague should be aware that today the president of the CBC announced very important re-engineering within the CBC. This is in keeping with reduction of the deficit and reduction of budgets. He has the support of the government in his effort to turn the CBC into a modern, forward looking agency.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 8th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, our colleague does not seem to understand how downsizing works. This surprises me, coming from his party.
The CBC is downsizing and there is a cost to downsizing. The economies will show this in the next few years. That is the way it works.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 8th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, at the time of the last budget it was announced that there would be a review of the mandates of the CBC, Telefilm Canada, and the National Film Board. We are on course. There will be a report and recommendations put on my desk at the end of this month. Only at that time will decisions be made. In the meantime, I am waiting for that report.
Manganese Based Fuel Additives Act November 6th, 1995
moved that Bill C-94, an act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese based substances, be read the third time and passed.
Amateur Sport November 6th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, responsibility for the training of coaches as well as athletes rests with specialized agencies and not with the heritage department. However, if my colleague cares to provide me with details, I will, of course, be delighted to take a look at them.