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House Hansard - 261

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 4, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 261 - Dec/4/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Dec/4/23 2:27:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me begin by saying that my thoughts are with all CBC/Radio Canada employees who are currently meeting with management. We are aware of the major crisis in the media sector caused by the dominance of digital platforms in the advertising market and rising production costs. We cancelled the Harper government's budget cuts when we took office, reinvesting $115 million in the public broadcaster. The Conservatives want to take away Canadians' access to a public broadcaster, but we will continue to be there for CBC/Radio‑Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 261 - Dec/4/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Dec/4/23 2:29:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would remind the House that CBC/Radio-Canada is an independent corporation that operates at arm's length from the government and must manage its administration internally. However, our government has always been there to support journalists at CBC/Radio-Canada and at all media outlets across the country. That is why we have introduced programs to better support them. That is why we insisted that the digital giants pay their fair share here in Canada. I was pleased last week to announce that Google would contribute $100 million a year, indexed to inflation. Now, we still need to do more to support news organizations and our public broadcaster. We will continue to do so.
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