Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, because what we did with this was we actually said in our 2020 plan what our objective is for the public broadcaster. The connections we were making with Canadians, as we saw them, gave us feedback about what they wanted from the public broadcaster. That was more local conte

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, but we actually knew, sir, exactly what we had to cut and we knew exactly what we wanted to do should dollars be involved. We actually met, in the context of the campaign that led to the 2015 elections, with all the parties. We explained what we wanted to do. We sat down wi

Canadian Heritage committee  This reinvestment allows us—let's remember it's $75 million this year and $150 million for the next year—to have some breathing room and deliver the 2020 plan, or some of the initiatives we have in the 2020 plan. It allows us to react to the cuts we had to make, and it's a reinve

Canadian Heritage committee  You're referring to the number of people affected under our 2020 transformation plan. The cuts and the choices we made for the English network are now complete. Right now, we're trying to improve our knowledge, people and technologies, and the rest of it, to achieve the objective

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, sir, as part of our overall operations at CBC/Radio-Canada, each of our properties in Canada is constantly reassessed to determine whether we're as efficient as possible, whether we have too many square feet, and whether we can make the environment more collegial and geared

Canadian Heritage committee  With respect to the Maison de Radio-Canada—and Mr. Lalande should be able to complete my remarks in a moment—our expectations about the process are as follows. In the last phase, two consortia were retained for the Maison de Radio-Canada. We've announced that we'll be moving roug

Canadian Heritage committee  I think we have to remember what the mandate is. The mandate is to provide Canadians with a wide range of programming that informs, enlightens, and entertains. In 2016, Canadians expect us to deliver on that mandate on whichever device they're watching, at whatever time they're w

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll ask Louis and Heather to chime in, in a second. We don't think that way. We'd be happy to tell you how many employees we have in each of the places of business of CBC/Radio-Canada; that's an easy one. However, we don't segregate these platforms in that way. There is no suc

Canadian Heritage committee  You are well aware of the challenges our public broadcaster is facing. Specifically, and this is happening to all other conventional television broadcasters, our advertising revenues are migrating to other platforms—primarily digital ones—and our business models are feeling the i

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll have Heather tell you about how she has, in the time she has been with us, reinvented the arts piece in what you described, and how that fits in the overall mandate of CBC.

Canadian Heritage committee  As you know, Mr. Breton, our 2020 plan had three priorities. One of them was to add local content. We understand that Canadians are asking for this. They are constantly repeating that they want to understand their communities better and connect their communities with the challen

Canadian Heritage committee  Heather, what would you add on the CBC side with respect to reinvestment in the regions?

Canadian Heritage committee  We have some people who will help you and the members with the equipment.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. We believe this is what a public broadcaster should be doing: use whatever tools we can, together with great journalism and spectacular storytelling, to deepen Canadians' understanding, to help engage them in a conversation about important issues. That is what our 20