Canadian Heritage committee  Indeed.

Canadian Heritage committee  Might I just add something to that? When you come right down to it, advertising on the CBC actually legitimizes the CBC, because if it couldn't attract advertising, you would be faced with the argument from everybody, why are we wasting money on programs no one's watching? With

Canadian Heritage committee  As Mr. Lund referred to a few moments ago, when U.S. programs come into this country and Canadian broadcasters simulcast them, the United States does not have restrictions on the number of commercial minutes they can run per hour. Believe it or not, in some of those daytime progr

Canadian Heritage committee  We're on record as being in favour of competition in any market. As a matter of fact, we have some history of opposing, back four or five years ago, the Astral takeover of some of the Télémédia assets in Quebec, and the Competition Bureau actually required them to sell. That was

Canadian Heritage committee  Clearly, advertising makes a significant economic contribution to our country. It is the fuel for Canada’s economic engine. Furthermore, advertising makes it possible for the broadcasting system to fulfill the public objectives established by the Broadcasting Act. Without adverti

Health committee  May I just add something? If you believe there are deceptive ads being run anywhere in the country, there are several actions you can take. We certainly don't endorse or encourage deceptive advertising of any sort. That's why we have a complaint mechanism with our self-regulator

Health committee  Thank you.

Health committee  Yes, thank you. I, too, appreciate the opportunity this afternoon. I'll try to be as brief as possible, although I sympathize with Catherine. Trying to address such a complex issue in ten minutes is really quite difficult, but we'll do our best here. I'm very pleased to have th