Canadian Heritage committee  I have the same answer to your question. We all have the same position. We're talking about two things. On the one hand, things have to be rebalanced between broadcasters, specialty and general interest networks. We also think that consumers should not have to absorb the costs. I

Canadian Heritage committee  I get about 80 or 90 television channels at home. If I was asked to choose, honestly, I don't know whether I would receive that many. Perhaps my cost would go down. Moreover, most Canadians think they're probably paying for TVA, TQS, CTV and other channels, when they're not. And

Canadian Heritage committee  We haven't proposed any specific revenue. We never specified an amount. We said that the day the principle of fees is recognized, it would be up to the CRTC to determine, through hearings and on proposals by broadcasters, what the amount should be. If we at Radio-Canada wish to

Canadian Heritage committee  That's probably what we would propose because we think that Canadian drama, at both the CBC and Radio-Canada, is a fundamental aspect of our role.

Canadian Heritage committee  In public policy terms, a fundamental issue will arise in the next 10 or 20 years, both for us and for you. That is the funding of aspects of television that represent a market failure, that is to say those that the market will not be able to support. I'm going to take the examp

Canadian Heritage committee  Since you asked the question about Montreal radio, I'll take the liberty of answering. The issue of a new classical music or other network, for example, isn't a matter of money but rather of frequency. I agree with my colleague: it's not easy to get cross-country FM frequencies.

Canadian Heritage committee  We have the same problem in the French world. In French, this question of rights is really fundamental. It is complex, first, because it concerns the international aspect, a lot of rights holders, but also because it concerns the Canadian Television Fund, for example, which itse

Canadian Heritage committee  That said, I want to point out that a number of our choices are not commercial choices. If you look at the French television schedule, you see that we have 10 times more public affairs programs than our competitors, that we have scientific programs, religious programs and program

Canadian Heritage committee  Maybe I should add something on this. I know that on peut perdre le sommeil with all of these technologies, because they are very complicated to follow, but I think, fundamentally, it's not a technological issue, because we know how to deal with technology. The fundamental debate

Canadian Heritage committee  Are you talking about the $75 million generated within something else?

Canadian Heritage committee  That isn't a cut. On the contrary, these are savings that we have achieved on all assets that are not programs. These savings are used to generate money for programs. This is not a cut to programs. On the contrary, it's an addition.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can give you an example. Things are indeed going well in terms of radio and French-language television ratings and use of our new media services. If you consider just use and ratings, things are going very well. However, because of the lack of new funding in recent years, the

Canadian Heritage committee  Quite honestly, I am not that worried. In the television industry, as in all industries, there are times when we get along better than others. Our interests are sometimes shared, and sometimes divergent. This is not the first time that there are diverging perspectives in this ind

Canadian Heritage committee  It is nice of you to say that the rivalry between us is unspoken, but I can tell you why you felt the need to be so present. First of all, it is because this financial issue is extremely important to the fund, and secondly, because Quebecor's argument that they are funding the CB

Canadian Heritage committee  First of all, the Canadian Television Fund or CTF has evolved since its creation and it has mechanisms by which it can continue to evolve. It is true, it is stating the obvious, that the new technological platforms are changing the rules of the game. This is recognized around the