Canadian Heritage committee  We are complying with the licence, but thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can tell you, I would be surprised if every one of you who was working in the private sector would not have come to the same conclusion, having exhausted every possible opportunity that we did. I understand the role that you play. I understand that you have to speak the way yo

Canadian Heritage committee  Again, I beg to differ that we are not serving the ethnic community. I take offence to the notion that Rogers hasn't been there for the ethnic community over the last 40 years. We've spent more money on ethnic programming than any other broadcaster. I believe that our new strat

Canadian Heritage committee  We'll be carrying the federal debate in how many languages?

Canadian Heritage committee  The first federal debate, we'll be carrying in five languages. Again, if we had continued under the old scenario, that would not be done.

Canadian Heritage committee  I appreciate that comment. The only thing I would say is that, yes, we did see this coming. That's why we've been talking about it for the last three years and why we went to the CRTC and requested the conditions of licence, and that's why we spoke to all three critical parties.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll say two things. First of all, I didn't say nobody was watching. I said that not enough people were watching, and if more people were watching, it would be more viable. Second of all, I believe there are so many other options now for people to get that information that weren

Canadian Heritage committee  I concur that there is no doubt that it is very viable to have people watching news in their own language—

Canadian Heritage committee  —but at the exact same time I do believe that there is a plethora of opportunities for them to get that now. You can go very, very quickly online to get that information.

Canadian Heritage committee  We didn't take this decision lightly in any such way. I just wish that more of those people were watching. Obviously, with some of the people who have now come out, I'm not sure they were watching, because the ratings speak for themselves. As I said, ratings are like a pure form

Canadian Heritage committee  Sure, no problem.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, I would disagree. I think they have been, but that's a very—

Canadian Heritage committee  We have 32 people selling ethnic advertising. I would disagree again.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, what you're asking is for another part of our business to subsidize OMNI, and that's just, from a pure.... We have a fiduciary responsibility to our shareholders to make sound economic decisions. You can't take a network like Sportsnet or a network like FX or another part of

Canadian Heritage committee  Sure. Telelatino currently makes about $10 million, but Telelatino has two forms of revenue. It has sub-revenue and it has advertising revenue. OMNI has advertising revenue and that's all it has. The specialty networks all have two forms of revenue, hence the reason that convent