Canadian Heritage committee  I can't really speak for what's been going on in Montreal, because we haven't been there for 12 years. I know that Technicolor and Deluxe both have had Canadian operations for many years. Their head offices are in the United States, but they do operate very much like Canadian com

Canadian Heritage committee  It's extremely important.

Canadian Heritage committee  Not so much. The barriers to entry in post-production have come down. It's much easier to get involved in post-production if you buy a mixing console and a few items than it is to get involved in a company like Whites, where we have a lot of staff, a lot of bricks and mortar, a l

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, there's a lot of red tape. It just takes a long time.

Canadian Heritage committee  Oftentimes, because the Canadian producers are—I wouldn't call it desperate for money—very short of money, they pay fees that are way above market.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say that it could range anywhere from 5% to 20%.

Canadian Heritage committee  Twenty per cent is really punitive, but it's certainly prime plus a few points. Shawn would know better than I would.

Canadian Heritage committee  I speak French, but because I live in Toronto, I don't have opportunities to practise.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm not comfortable enough to speak in French in this type of environment. If I'm ordering a hot dog, I can do it, but not in this environment.

Canadian Heritage committee  Comweb has owned William F. White since August 1989, and I still own it. I'm the chairman and CEO of Whites.

Canadian Heritage committee  The company is 52 years old this year. Comweb is 27 years old.

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, how can I say this without offending anybody? We shut down Montreal in 2003 because of corruption. We will not be involved in business unless it is kosher, and malheureusement, à Montréal, it's the wild west. We decided we didn't want to play that game, so we left town.

Canadian Heritage committee  We are. I love Montreal. I lived in Montreal. I was born there and lived there for 20 years. It's a beautiful city, beautiful women, great restaurants. But it's a terrible place to do business on the up and up. That's why we decided to shut it off.

Canadian Heritage committee  Comweb still owns William F. White, but we do not operate in Montreal. I'm still chairman and CEO of Whites. I still have a job.