Canadian Heritage committee  This is by no means my area of expertise, but generally speaking, Canadians have the right to put their name on a list so they are not disturbed by telemarketing calls, especially at dinner time.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, to administer the list. If certain individuals were to receive calls even though their name is on the list, an investigation would be conducted into the violation of the regulation.

Canadian Heritage committee  Because the CRTC, which has both a broadcasting and a telecommunications mandate, is under Minister Moore's portfolio.

Canadian Heritage committee  It does not cost you anything directly.

Canadian Heritage committee  You have to put police officers at intersections, even when there are stop signs there.

Canadian Heritage committee  Certainly the funding model we use has a number of tools in the toolkit. Sometimes they're institutions, whether it's Telefilm or Canada Council. Sometimes it's tax credits, as we do for the audiovisual, television and film sector, as well as direct subsidy programs. The CMF--t

Canadian Heritage committee  The government part of the funding is about $1.34 million, and the total fund is about $350 million. But even that has a leverage of 1:3, because beyond the amount in the fund, the private sector broadcasters are there as well. So you can imagine the number of channels we have,

Canadian Heritage committee  By the same token, Ms. Lavallée, I can tell you that the audiovisual sector, for instance, receives tax credits, as you know, for film and television. That amount does not appear anywhere in the estimates, but it represents nearly $270 million.

Canadian Heritage committee  I completely agree with you that it can be difficult to pinpoint how much is invested in the arts and culture, but we can provide you with that information.

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Angus, obviously I can't comment on statements that were made. I can tell you, though, that the Broadcasting Act, section 3, adopted by Parliament, clearly says that the broadcasting system is made up of public, community, and private. That's how we deal with whether.... S

Canadian Heritage committee  Oh, have people advocated that in public fora? I've heard that. It's not just parliamentarians; it's others as well. But what I'm saying is that the act right now stipulates that the broadcasting system has to be made up of three components, including the public component.

Canadian Heritage committee  The program has always been at the $74-million or $75-million level. Prior to the economic action plan, a portion, the $15 million, was part of Canada Post's budget. In that budget it was renewed for two years but transferred to our budget in Canadian Heritage for two years. I k

Canadian Heritage committee  That's fine, that's great. But what they're advocating is that the $15 million, which was covered in the economic action plan budget for two years, be renewed in the next budget.

Canadian Heritage committee  There is no renewal at this point, but there is not “no” renewal, either.

Canadian Heritage committee  I mean, we'll know at the next budget.