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Martin Champoux Bloc Québécois
“This budget update does not help local media. Independent TV stations in rural areas might close without government support. I want to know how the member will convince the government to help them.”
“Mr. Speaker, it is a shame that my colleague from Nipissing—Timiskaming did not have more time. She could have started telling us about her government’s support for regional media. Oops, there is none. There is no support for regional media in this economic update, particularly for independent regional TV stations. I mention this because in her region and nearby, in Abitibi—Témiscamingue, local TV stations broadcasting independent news—probably the last in this region to offer a diversity of voices and information, apart from CBC/Radio-Canada—are at risk of closing because they are not receiving any support from this government. Once again, Liberal MPs are going to vote for this budget while the regional media are being let down. My colleague is an MP for a regional riding in Ontario. I am certain she is concerned about the fate of the media. I would like to know what she intends to say to the minister or the Prime Minister to convince him to finally come to the aid of the regional media.”
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Mr. Speaker, it is a shame that my colleague from Nipissing—Timiskaming did not have more time. She could have started telling us about her government’s support for regional media. Oops, there is none. There is no support for regional media in this economic update, particularly for independent regional TV stations. I mention this because in her region and nearby, in Abitibi—Témiscamingue, local TV stations broadcasting independent news—probably the last in this region to offer a diversity of voices and information, apart from CBC/Radio-Canada—are at risk of closing because they are not receiving any support from this government. Once again, Liberal MPs are going to vote for this budget while the regional media are being let down. My colleague is an MP for a regional riding in Ontario. I am certain she is concerned about the fate of the media. I would like to know what she intends to say to the minister or the Prime Minister to convince him to finally come to the aid of the regional media.