Canadian Heritage committee  Exactly. This group consists of Canadians from all walks of life.

Canadian Heritage committee  In broadcasting mode, the year begins on September 1, when stations launch their new program schedules. So, August 31 represents the end of the year.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'll skip our introductions. On August 31, 2011, Canada will join the growing list of countries around the world that have made the transition from analog to digital television. The commission established this deadline in 2007 after consulting widely w

Canadian Heritage committee  We ask that question of a distributor because the distributor is the one who deals with all the other services. He has the information that can help us. He can let us know whether he has given a preference to someone in that context. For example, if people working for one service

Canadian Heritage committee  We have seen a number of developments in Quebec. The market is a little different from the English-language market, although--

Canadian Heritage committee  It may be very different, or it may be only somewhat different. The English-language market monitors what is occurring in Quebec. The largest integrated company is Quebecor. I guess you could say that other distributors are falling into step to a certain extent and doing business

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, but that company has created its own star system, I believe, through vertical integration. This is a company that is very successful and has been pushing its stars, for its own benefit. Is this affecting others—in other words, people who are not part of that big team? That i

Canadian Heritage committee  We have not yet worked out this level of detail regarding this proposal. That is why the issue must be discussed during a hearing process. Some of the companies raised it. We should distinguish between the fee-for-carriage system and an attribution of value. If we were to charge

Canadian Heritage committee  Because we are a commission, we face some constraints, and we are required to consult the public and act in accordance with natural justice. However, we have completely changed our game plan. Last April, we were supposed to be issuing licences for seven years. We changed that,

Canadian Heritage committee  It would appear to be around $300 million, which was their estimate of the valuations. Now, somewhere between $200 million and $300 million is the proposition.

Canadian Heritage committee  There's a wider service area than just Windsor, but let's call it the Windsor station for now. There are approximately five to seven hours over that territory of local programming that are required from that station.

Canadian Heritage committee  What we proposed in Bill C-327 is certainly lesser than what we have under the Telecommunications Act. The primary reason, as indicated earlier, is that in the Broadcasting Act there are criminal provisions that are set at certain levels. They're set higher for telecom. A case in

Canadian Heritage committee  The licence condition, the temporary licence, is September 20, 2008, so six months from the time we granted it.

Canadian Heritage committee  We want to add AMPs to our other methods, not to replace them. I do not think that we will back down or be less insistent. It is an additional method. I am going to make an analogy with what you have just said. We have a penalty for murder, but not for shoplifting. We do not hav

Canadian Heritage committee  I cannot say, and quite frankly, where we've exercised shorter licence terms it has been over a number of different areas; there is not one specific area. Certainly, if you were to look at tempering your response to a non-compliant, often what we would see, and where an administr