Canadian Heritage committee  The review is three years overdue already, so....

Canadian Heritage committee  I think that's very true. There's an excellent model, once again, that worked in another arts sector. I think that's an excellent point. I also think it's important to note that at present the private broadcasters and the CBC are on a level playing field in terms of Canadian drama and how much is produced.

Canadian Heritage committee  One of the challenges for the CBC is to take a position of taking risks. It's one of the things missing in terms of the programming, and it would actually bolster that idea of producing from regional envelopes. If you are looking for your surefire bet, if you are looking for a production that is commercially viable, I think you're going down the wrong path.

Canadian Heritage committee  The need for regional programming and regional content has been well proved in the news sector of the CBC. When they had the massive cutbacks, of course there became far more of a national focus to the news programming. I do believe they've switched back to a more regional focus now, having failed in that experiment.