Canadian Heritage committee  That's true enough. We have one idea, and there may be others here. ACTRA has been arguing since 1993, when a government in office at the time made a drastic cut to the government's portion of the Canadian Television Fund, for increased funding to the CTF, funding that comes no

Canadian Heritage committee  On the two points, Madame Bourgeois, we certainly agree with the comment that the drama crisis is a situation of inadequate funding. And to your second question, yes, we certainly agree with having greater accountability of CBC's management and how the public broadcaster is manag

Canadian Heritage committee  Excuse me, may I answer you in English?

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. I don't speak French very often. It's not as good as my English anyway. I can only give a personal opinion on that. Is a billion dollars adequate? I'm an actor. I don't know what a million dollars is—and I don't mean to make a joke of it. I have to wonder about m

Canadian Heritage committee  My colleagues may wish to comment as well. As you know, I'm an actor and I base my work in Toronto now. I trained at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, and I started my career in Montreal. I'll give you a personal example. When I moved to Toronto in the late 197

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Raoul. And finally, we have a few words about new media and the role of the CBC. Technology has brought us more and more programming choices, obviously. Cable, satellite, and the Internet have resulted in Canadians having virtually unlimited access to foreign prog

Canadian Heritage committee  Ms. Duncan says, “of course, Little Mosque On the Prairie” as she has a featured continuing role, a starring role, in Little Mosque on the Prairie, one of the new programs that CBC is having great success with. CBC has an ongoing tradition of commissioning dramatic adaptations o

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Schellenberger. Good morning to everybody. My name is Richard Hardacre, like an acre of land.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's a very old name. My family came from pretty tough.... It's apparently a 400-year-old name, from Yorkshire, in Angleterre. Good morning, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. As I said already, my name is.... And you've heard it. I am the national president of ACTRA, but