Canadian Heritage committee  Well, we're at the end of a licence term, sir, so we agreed to take it for the term. Now we've asked for a one-year extension, because we very much hope a solution—

Canadian Heritage committee  No one, sir, is required to reapply for a licence when it expires.

Canadian Heritage committee  A year ago, Rogers said you should never increase cable bills without increasing services, and they did just that. So I'm not sure how credible they are on this subject.

Canadian Heritage committee  We are going into the beginning of a long hearing next week, on Monday, and we very much hope that the solutions will be found in the course of that hearing.

Canadian Heritage committee  I have to hope.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm not sure I understand your question, so could I file an answer on it, please? I'd like to read his transcript.

Canadian Heritage committee  You're speaking of Susanne Boyce.

Canadian Heritage committee  You may not know this, but Elaine has run our station in Winnipeg for many years, and she runs all of our local stations now. I would like to turn to her in a second, but I would like to just remind everybody that people are already paying for local television. If our Brandon s

Canadian Heritage committee  Correct, someone's going to absorb it.

Canadian Heritage committee  What we're saying is if we can't see a way of continuing.... We don't want to reduce the service. I don't think there's a point of having local television without local content on it, frankly. We are soon going to get out of that business, and I don't believe anybody else is step

Canadian Heritage committee  You will get the continuation of what you have now, which you are not going to get unless something changes.

Canadian Heritage committee  We didn't have morning news in Winnipeg. I think you're thinking of the Rogers station.

Canadian Heritage committee  If Peggy thinks it's a good idea, and if she has the funds, that's her decision. Peggy.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, the only French language services we offer are on specialty with RDS and RIS, the two sports channels.

Canadian Heritage committee  First of all, I think you have a language advantage, not a barrier, because that's what's allowed your culture to flourish. So I think it's an advantage actually. Just to correct the record, we had been the minority shareholder of TQS up until it went under, obviously, and now i