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House Hansard - 246

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 3, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Nov/3/23 11:25:44 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, yesterday, TVA announced the elimination of 547 jobs. This is a dark day for both the company and Quebec television. The Bloc Québécois stands in solidarity with the men and women who are being laid off today after giving of their time and talent to TVA for years. Traditional television has been threatened for a long time. Everyone knows it, but nothing has been done. What more will it take for the government to wake up and realize that the future of our television is in jeopardy?
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Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Nov/3/23 11:26:49 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, yesterday, Pierre Karl Péladeau made it clear that the traditional television business model is broken. We have to go back to the drawing board. Television, radio and newspapers all face the same dilemma. Unless we make a fresh start and acknowledge the scope of the crisis facing our media industry, our access to information, to our creators and to our culture will come under threat. We have reached a crossroads. My question is simple: What is the plan? What does the government intend to do to save our traditional television and print media?
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Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23
Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)
  • Nov/3/23 11:38:28 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, a full-blown atomic bomb has dropped on the world of Quebec television. TVA—
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Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23
Mr. Martin Champoux
Madam Speaker, a full-blown atomic bomb has dropped on the world of Quebec television. TVA, the most-watched television network in Quebec, will be laying off 547 people, a third of its workforce. We are losing extraordinary artisans of our culture. It is catastrophic. It is catastrophic, but not surprising, unfortunately. If this is happening to TVA, all of our media are at risk. We have to rethink everything, if we want to save our media. A massive undertaking is needed. Does the Minister of Canadian Heritage seriously think that Bills C-11 and C-18 are enough to save Quebec media?
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