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House Hansard - 63

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)
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Mr. Speaker, these are tough times for the press. In Ukraine, journalists are being bombed to death. In Russia, journalists have to go into exile or let themselves be put in jail, where they are silenced for telling the truth about the war. Journalists, columnists and bloggers everywhere are being imprisoned, threatened or killed. The planet is warming, the pandemic is lingering and war is raging in Europe. Now, more than ever, we need a free press. We need to be informed. In Quebec and in Canada, on social media, journalists are increasingly the target of insults, bullying and threats. I call on our fellow citizens and all democracy-minded people: Let us work together to protect the free press. Let us not allow intimidation to prevail over information. There can be no free press without newspapers. I therefore call on the government to provide more support to our local and regional weekly papers. This matter is urgent. On this World Press Freedom Day, I thank journalists for their essential work.
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