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Official Languages committee  There's also lottery money, which is, in a manner of speaking, a government source, but it's not public moneys.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  We haven't thought of that before, but now that the two of you have both mentioned this.... When the analyst called us, she mentioned this requirement in the Official Languages Act where all of the ministries, departments, and agencies are supposed to be supporting official language minority communities, and our stations are obviously a very good vessel for doing so.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  I agree, and we will.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  Are you speaking specifically of student radio, of campus radio?

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  There's one anglophone campus radio in our association, CKUT at McGill, and they're not in a minority language situation. But there are community radio stations in Quebec that are. I just wanted to clarify.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  There are six.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  No, those are regional.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  And there's the Vancouver Co-op.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  We've had Canada Summer Jobs positions funded.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  We don't get any annual funding from the government.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  I would say no. In particular, I'll highlight the fact that the Canadian Television Fund has become the Canadian Media Fund, so it may support television and also new media development, but not radio, for no conceivable reason I can think of. So we're not getting help there. We see our stations as natural places to help ensure Canadians will have public access to new media.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  We, the association...? No.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  The number one thing you could be doing as legislators would be urging the Department of Canadian Heritage to create a program for support of community radio. The ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition fĂ©minine has a program that it's quite proud of, and it's had a great impact on community radio in Quebec.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  The CRTC has regulatory oversight over how private broadcasters in Canada allocate the Canadian content development benefits they pay. As part of their licensing, the private broadcasters in Canada pay a proportion of their revenue to Canadian content development benefits. There are a number of eligible activities they can take part in--community initiatives like supporting local music with a battle of the bands, or giving them free services.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews

Official Languages committee  I'm sorry. Could I have that repeated?

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Kevin Matthews