The issue the Honourable Senator raises as to the relationship between the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors and Senior Management with regard to the recent labour disruption is within the purview of the CBC/Radio-Canada.

1. Member States may impose reasonable ‘must carry’ obligations, for the transmission of specified radio and television broadcast channels and complementary services, particularly accessibility services to enable appropriate access for disabled end-users, on undertakings under their jurisdiction providing electronic communications networks used for the distribution of radio or television broadcast channels to the public where a significant number of end-users of such networks use them as their principal means to receive radio and television broadcast channels.

The importance of community radio stations has been well demonstrated, since their positive role and impact has been clear since the very first radio station of this type was opened in Canada, that is, CKRL-MF in Quebec City on February 17, 1973.

Member States may impose "must carry" obligations, for the transmission of specified radio and television broadcasts in pursuit of a public service broadcasting remit , on undertakings under their jurisdiction providing electronic communications networks established or subsequently developed for the distribution of radio or television broadcasts to the public.

Member States may impose "must carry" obligations, for the transmission of specified radio and television broadcasts, on undertakings under their jurisdiction providing electronic communications networks established for the distribution of radio or television broadcasts to the public.

With respect to our own competitive position vis-à-vis other players in the system, clearly, the CBC is emerging as the player with total dedication to bringing high quality Canadian programming to the screen.