Information & Ethics committee  ...of a systemic nature. It may not be a black hole It may be all the information....

Information & Ethics committee  I think it depends on your world view. If you accept the premise that the existing model of the CBC is viable, that you should have a hybrid organization that bids on the Olympics, that bids on NHL hockey games, that competes for commercial audiences, and that runs American movie

Information & Ethics committee  I think when you appeal to the Information Commissioner and you get a positive ruling, and they still refuse to acknowledge it, and it has nothing to do with any of their journalistic integrity or programming or any of their exemptions, then you can draw the conclusion that tryin

Information & Ethics committee  Sure.

Information & Ethics committee  It's definitely on the list of things that many of our supporters believe should be....

Information & Ethics committee  When I thought about this visit, I honestly didn't consult the last survey as far as the funding goes. It's up there. It's in the top twenty, I would say.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  No, we did one and appealed it to the Information Commissioner. We won, and they still refused to comply.

Information & Ethics committee  No, we file hundreds of these things, and we don't specifically target the CBC. The CBC isn't a big project of ours.

Information & Ethics committee  No, I think that's ludicrous. Obviously programming is a commodity that has to be paid for somehow, just like anything else, either through subscriptions or advertising. If a broadcaster incorporates, gets a licence, begins broadcasting, presents programming to the public, and

Information & Ethics committee  CBC has advantages and disadvantages. One of the advantages it has is the $1.16 billion head start it has on its competitors by way of public subsidy. That's a big advantage. The entire budget for some of these other channels is like a rounding error on the CBC's budget. You coul

Information & Ethics committee  About half a dozen.

Information & Ethics committee  The last two or three years, I'd say.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't believe any of them have been fulfilled.