Since I said it needs to be mentioned I ve added the following text to the article Canwest executives testified in the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission hearings over fee for carriage requesting that the commission force cable and satellite companies to pay for their signals without passing the fees on to their subscribers In his testimony Canwest president Leonard Asper blamed the current rules for the poor financial condition of Canada s broadcast television stations ref I ve gone ahead and boldly added it but if it s problematic to anybody feel free to remove it and we ll discuss it further here