Introduction Thank you very much for that generous introduction. Andr e Wylie, CRTC Vice-Chairperson, Broadcasting and Commissioner, David McKendry. Despite the early hour of the morning, it is indeed prime time in Ottawa. Knowing how you like to be close to the pulse, I imagine that's exactly why you come to Ottawa for the return of Parliament each year. Of course at the Commission, and at the heart of your business, prime time means something entirely different.
Prime time is key to reaching the greatest number of Canadian viewers.
For dramatic programs prime time is the evening hours when we can catch DaVinci's Inquest, Cold Squad, The Canadians, Due South, Traders, La Petite Vie , Diva, Omert and Histoire des Filles . For kids the timing is a little different but it offers the amusing animated antics of Little Bear, Franklin and Caillou . These programs have Canadians of all ages coming back again and again. As impressive a list as this is, however, it could be even better. I don't know that we could ever have enough quality and popular Canadian programs for prime-time viewing.