Thank you for being here, Mr. Fournier.
I'm a new member of the committee, so I may not have the expertise or the experience of the other members around this table. Since we've already discussed some regional issues, I'd like to have your ideas on this and would also like to tell you about a problem.
Unlike the ridings of some colleagues that may be less well served by the crown corporation, the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean has regional programming, and I sense an increased level of CBC activity there.
However, more and more constituents in my riding are telling me about a problem. Because of the rural nature of some regions, there are some outlying small towns that still don't have access to cable. Traditional antennas are clearly a thing of the past. People are now turning to satellite television. Bell ExpressVu customers, for example, have access to regional programming offered by the CBC's competitors, including TVA and TQS. However, they don't have access to the CBC regional programming. So they watch the CBC shows from Montreal or Quebec City.
I don't know whether you can help me out here—as I said, I have just joined the committee—but how do you feel about that? There's a form of injustice toward a group of customers that would really like to get their hands on that news and regional programming.