15 Quotes by Jason MacDonald

From our standpoint, 'Hockey Night in Canada' is unique and can't be replaced. Certainly, we felt some impact from (the lockout). But I think the hockey fans here are ready to celebrate the game coming back. There is a great appetite for it.

From our perspective, the focus right now needs to be on bargaining. Anything that's not related to that is just a diversion away from the real problem, which is the need to get an agreement in place.

We've expressed concerns about some aspects of the content. But Sirius Canada has in place significant safeguards to make sure that the people who are going to hear Howard Stern are the people that want to hear Howard Stern.

We have to balance entertainment and news. Considering the heavy sports schedule in February and March, this was the best solution.

It is a bit frustrating that it takes a professional athlete from another sport to bring the attention (to mixed-martial arts).

Some of the things proposed were not workable or acceptable to the corporation and similarly some of the proposals were not acceptable to the union. So it's interesting that Mr. Amber chose to highlight one rejection.

We want to get back to business as usual and put the programming on the air that people expect from us. But we've managed to mount a schedule that still provides Canadians with the kind of relevant programming that's of interest to them.

We've promoted the film heavily and our audiences are expecting it to be on. We will broadcast it.

We have expressed some reservations about the programming. But this is a business decision on the part of Sirius Canada.