Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  But, Mr. Cardin, we're talking here about art and science. When we sponsor a concert, we accompany the artist. There's nevertheless a synergy. We're a link in the chain. We talked about perfume and all that, but in fact, there's a whole chain: the stores, television, the weeklies

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Mr. Cardin, we get along well with the artists, but we don't get along well with the mechanics.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Absolutely, sir.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  No, I believe Mr. Larche said that he was paying 3% at first and that he's now paying 9%. The trend isn't downward.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  No, that's declined considerably.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  The amount of music is declining, Mr. Rodriguez, and voice content is increasing.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Music is increasingly expensive, and one day it will be out of reach. It's like gasoline. We're going to have to buy it by the glass.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  We don't just broadcast music; we also communicate. I've had a career as a program director. I think it's a bit reductionist to say that radio merely broadcasts music. You're treating me somewhat like a music tap. It isn't just that. We communicate; we have programs and exclusiv

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  We told you earlier: there are a lot of morning programs that don't even have any music.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  They want to listen to our programs. The human voice has some role to play in this.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Wait, I'm going to tell you about a neighbour.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Mr. Rodriguez, it's as though you were telling me I have to pay for the tractor in the garden. I don't need a tractor.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  No, they listen to their music on iTunes. Tuesday is a big day for iTunes.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  No, because my colleague gave a good answer.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  No we don't. We broadcast the music and we pay our copyright royalties. We pay part of our turnover. We contribute to Canadian content. We have all kinds of activities, a number of which were cited here today, through which there is a genuine contribution to all artistic and cult