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House Hansard - 247

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 6, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 247 - Nov/6/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Nov/6/23 2:25:31 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Mr. Speaker, last week, TVA had to lay off a third of its employees. That means that 547 people who work in Quebec television are losing their jobs just like that. This is a disaster. If it happened at TVA, it is going to happen elsewhere too. This is definitely going to happen again. We will not turn a blind eye and say that the new Broadcasting Act or Bill C‑18 is going to fix everything. The question is simple. Will the government stand by while our television slowly dies or will it review everything to save conventional television?
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Context: House Hansard - 247 - Nov/6/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Nov/6/23 2:26:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our television is the medium through which information is shared with the people. It is the medium through which our culture is shared. Our television reminds us who we are, what we can create and what makes us unique, things that the streaming services of this world like YouTube, Netflix and Disney+ will never be able to do. Our television is produced by us and for us. It is in grave danger. As we watch it slowly fade to black, we are waiting for Ottawa to wake up. Time is running out. What will it take for the government to wake up?
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