Canadian Heritage committee  What we've been trying to concentrate on is broadcasters and those who have traditionally been producing the important content that meets the objectives of the act. A lot of our recent decisions have been moving toward nudging them to take new risks by giving them the flexibility

Canadian Heritage committee  Perhaps I will address it in two ways. One is that I'll go to the “flat is the new up” idea.

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, no. I've repeated what every broadcast CEO tells his shareholders: “I didn't lose this quarter. I'm good.” That's what is reflected in the “flat is the new up” phrase. We hear about a variety of challenges, but really the challenge is that radio relies on advertising, loc

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm here to talk on behalf of the CRTC and not the chairman.

Canadian Heritage committee  We also had the courage to help community radio with funds generated by the radio industry. This proves that the community aspect is important to us. You spoke about courage, and consultation. We did a very broad-based consultation. Some decisions are difficult and do not please

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, that's news to me. Cable distributors, whether for IP TV or others, have to abide by certain rules. One of the first ones is that they cannot interfere with others' signals. I suggest that you contact this person and advise him to get in touch with the CRTC so that we can e

Canadian Heritage committee  As you said, the community aspect is an integral part of the the country's broadcasting system. Our decisions were made in the context of a rebalancing at the local level, a sector that was, may I add, experiencing tremendous difficulty. In our consultations, Canadians told us th

Canadian Heritage committee  When you say “talk”, you're comparing radio to television?

Canadian Heritage committee  The two markets are significantly different, and that is reflected in the act going forward. Francophone Canadians are very close to their stars. They're very close to their TV system. They're very close to stories about them, as we all are, and I think the question of language h

Canadian Heritage committee  We have been working on our regulatory frameworks for the last number of years. I know we keep coming back to Let's Talk TV. We're very proud of that exercise, but because of all the changes with respect to digital media, the technology has meant that Canadians consume the produc

Canadian Heritage committee  We already have significant supports toward community media and community television. The decisions that we're here to talk about—we are concerned about local TV—also did address community television. We have maintained significant contributions toward community television across

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm responsible for the broadcasting recommendations at the CRTC. The CRTC, as the chairman mentioned, is going through a significant conversation with Canadians and is evaluating a number of different options as to what we can do to address those important situations. Some of

Canadian Heritage committee  I think the issues with respect to Russian television go a little while back. In our new regulations that we put forward on “skinny basic”, we have provided for Canadian channels to be present. We've heard mention of paragraph 9(1)(h) or APTN to be present in the basic channels o

Canadian Heritage committee  All channels that are broadcast out of this country have to respect the various codes and laws of a particular country. Russia Today, which is imported by a handful of players, is a channel that the cable companies are making the decision to distribute themselves. We are not in t

Canadian Heritage committee  Radio has been...“expanded” is a big word. Flat is the new up, so they are flat in terms of revenue and being able to survive and go forward. Essentially, in respect to advertising, it's a challenging business for all the players in this nation. Radio has had a resiliency through