Canadian Heritage committee  Basically there is a role that we have: we can indicate that something is problematic and draw conclusions, and we have done that on numerous occasions. There is a protection in terms of content that might be described as violent content intended for adult audiences. There would

Canadian Heritage committee  Advertising is dealt with by Advertising Standards Canada, and it can easily be found either through our website, where it is linked, or directly, of course, quite easily. Advertising Standards Canada is very good and very experienced and deals with most advertising issues in bro

Canadian Heritage committee  No. What I'm saying is that there is, as it were, a bye, in the best competitive sports sense, for programming that may contain violence intended for adults that comes in prior to the watershed hour of nine o'clock, so that programming has a benefit from the point of view of the

Canadian Heritage committee  No. I'm saying that only in the violence area can they benefit from any advantage, if you wish to call it that, with respect to the adult nature of the violence. It is only that issue; something may come in, let's say, an hour earlier because it comes in that way from the States.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, that might be the case. The question is how much of that even occurs. Mr. Angus has raised an issue. I haven't seen that program. It's a general principle at the Broadcast Standards Council that we don't make judgments about a particular issue when an issue has not been w

Canadian Heritage committee  We can't. Simultaneous substitution does not fall within our jurisdiction. It falls within the jurisdiction of the CRTC.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's right.

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't have a comparable statistic with me, but I just checked with our director of policy, and I expect that area is probably, generally speaking, on an increase--has been, over a period of time--with more adult sexual content raising concerns for some Canadians than has previo

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, not only is it a correct understanding, but I also think it's very important that it be emphasized. We don't have censorship in Canada. The CRTC reacts to complaints and the CBSC reacts to complaints. It is absolutely the case that we do not take the initiative to, as it we

Canadian Heritage committee  Do you mean a watchdog body that is not an NGO? Is that what you're saying?

Canadian Heritage committee  No, not necessarily. I think there is ample opportunity and freedom in this country to create bodies that deal with concerns of this nature. Media Watch was one such body for a good period of time, run for quite some time by Shari Graydon, who was originally from your area of the

Canadian Heritage committee  —and, as you know, is now in Ottawa. My point is that Media Watch was such a body. Is there a place for bodies of that kind? There is, absolutely. I think it's a great free society in which opportunities like that exist when there are problems. I don't begin with the assumption

Canadian Heritage committee  Why?

Canadian Heritage committee  Are you talking about legislation that deals with violence per se?

Canadian Heritage committee  No, our tools do not include legislation. We have codes, remedies, but no legislation.