The Government of Canada's response to the report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage : Our cultural sovereignty : the second century of Canadian broadcasting

Clarity and Alignment of Mandates English-language programming must compete directly with the rich offerings from the United The Government agrees with the Committee States, a market which can afford the highest paid that there is a need to ensure the clarity of the talent and high-cost productions, and where a few mandates of the agencies and programs with successes can cover the costs of many fa [...] While recognizing the independence of the CRTC, the Government agrees that the CRTC, as The Government further notes that the CRTC is regulator, should function in close alignment with mandated by the Broadcasting Act to pursue social, other agents of public policy in pursuit of the cultural and economic objectives. [...] The CRTC the necessary capacity to make decisions Government welcomes the CRTC’s recent decision regarding the nature of the services and programming to examine how it could better provide incentives offered to Canadians and guiding the evolution and for the production of English-language drama which the structure of the industry. [...] With respect to local and regional programming, The Committee commends the CBC’s efforts to the Government will examine the wider issues the reposition itself as a source of distinctive Canadian Committee raises, including the role of the CBC. [...] The Committee also calls for greater 5 The Government of Canada’s Response to the Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Our Cultural Sovereignty: The Second Century of Canadian Broadcasting the customary priority-setting in the lead-up to a reasonable number of CBC local and regional federal budgets.