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44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 7, 2023 10:00AM
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my Bloc Québécois colleague for his question. The public broadcaster, which is supported by public money, is accountable to Canadians for its decisions. I encourage the CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada to answer the questions people are asking about the compensation policy. What I can say is that our government will always be there to support a public broadcaster that is strong from coast to coast to coast. We understand how important it is, especially in Quebec and in all francophone communities, so we will always stand up for it.
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  • Dec/7/23 2:59:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, since we took office in 2015, our government has shown that we have always been there to support the public broadcaster. We gave back the $115 million that the Conservatives cut, despite the fact that the Bloc Québécois, which was the official opposition at the time, failed to prevent the Conservatives from making those budget cuts. We gave that funding back to the CBC. We will continue to be there despite the media crisis, despite all the difficulties that our Canadian media are facing right now. We will continue to support our public broadcaster, and I would invite all the parties here, except the Conservatives, who want to axe CBC/Radio-Canada, to help us find good solutions.
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