Canadian Heritage committee  I totally agree with what Richard is saying. We're talking about choice in what to put our money into. I would love to see the CBC have a stronger brand presence in this country, like the BBC. The BBC has such a strong national presence in the U.K. It has a whole wing called BBC

Canadian Heritage committee  In a perfect world, the CBC wouldn't behave like a commercial broadcaster, right? In a perfect world, it wouldn't need to buy ads; it wouldn't need to sell ads. It would be able to program high-quality stuff for Canadians. It would be the way radio is, a fantastic alternative to

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Madam Fry made the point about the mandate being the same in French and English Canada, so really, what's the problem? I'm just going to say that I agree with you that the mandate should be there. I think it is there. Your question is really about the resources. How can we do all

Canadian Heritage committee  I agree, Madam.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely.

Canadian Heritage committee  My turn. Thank you for putting me in the third spot, because these folks are talking about the big picture, which I think is really important, and I applaud both of your presentations, as it means a lot to me to listen to them. We come here to speak in very specific terms about

Canadian Heritage committee  Right, Ron MacLean. So Ron MacLean would go around to different communities, and during commercial spots he would talk to the audience about the great film they were watching. All of us, a little group of us Canadians who are going to watch movies tonight...what are we watchin

Canadian Heritage committee  My name is Carl Bessai. I'm the chairman of the Citizen's Coalition for the Protection of Canadian Films. I'm a film director and a film producer. Our group is really a coalition of people from all kinds of backgrounds. It's partly industry. It's partly people who work in film.