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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
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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Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23
Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)
  • Nov/3/23 11:40:16 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the hundreds of job losses at TVA will inevitably impact news in the regions. There will be fewer journalists, fewer editors, fewer studios, less airtime, and smaller teams with fewer resources. Add to that the fact that print and local media are in crisis, and we have the perfect recipe for our regions to fall off the radar. Meanwhile, it is clear that the Online News Act is about to hit a wall. What will the Minister of Canadian Heritage do to protect television, radio and newspaper news outside major urban centres?
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