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House Hansard - 262

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 5, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Dec/5/23 2:58:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I share my colleague's concerns regarding the future of CBC/Radio-Canada and our media in general. That is why our government worked to modernize the Broadcasting Act in order to implement new support measures for broadcasting across Canada. With regard to CBC/Radio-Canada, when we came to power in 2015, we restored the $115 million in funding that the Conservatives had slashed. We were also there during the pandemic. We will continue to be there and to fight for the future of CBC/Radio-Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Dec/5/23 2:59:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are certainly concerned about the future of CBC/Radio‑Canada. That is why we provided an appropriate level of support, particularly during the pandemic, but also when we returned to power after the Conservatives, who had slashed the public broadcaster's funding. We will continue to be there, to work with the Crown corporation and to respect its independence. We invite management to be transparent about the situation and about upcoming decisions. For our part, we will work to ensure the public broadcaster's future and long-term survival.
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