Canadian Heritage committee  That is precisely the issue: shows should not be solely produced in Quebec.

Canadian Heritage committee  That is an example from the past. Franco-Ontarians also produced the FranCoeur television series, which was a great success. The series was so good that it was even broadcast on the national network. Quebec productions, such as Les Beaux Dimanches or other shows, have played a v

Canadian Heritage committee  Our educational programming in Ontario could certainly work with Radio-Canada in several areas. It has won international awards and has produced excellent teaching material. Clearly, we have to be creative and increase direct state funding, while ensuring that we do not increase

Canadian Heritage committee  Indeed, it was part of the corporation's mandate. That said, the best way of doing this is to provide a voice to the various communities. We are not saying that what is being done in Quebec is unimportant or that it should be scaled back. In actual fact, Radio-Canada suffered eg

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, I believe so, and not only with respect to our region. In fact, the SRC's problem is that it is increasingly resembling the CBC, which is mainly focused on Toronto; Radio-Canada is mainly focused on Montreal. As far as we are concerned, it is clear that because of cutbacks

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Angus, I would like to follow up on Sylvain's comments. In the days when we received better TV media coverage, we produced extraordinary artists, known not only in Quebec but also in English-speaking Canada. We only need to think of CANO from Sudbury, there are many artists,

Canadian Heritage committee  That is correct, we would have practically nothing.

Canadian Heritage committee  To come back to your question on identity, it is very important, both for francophones outside Quebec and for francophones in Quebec, to understand the reality of different groups. Many Quebeckers believe that outside Quebec, forget it, there are no francophones. It is sad, becau

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would like to add something on that subject. I am a career teacher. In the past, 20 years ago, when the severe cutbacks started and the cuts became even worse, the television production centre in Toronto was closed and was amalgamated with Ottawa. Television as a medium is ve

Canadian Heritage committee  First of all, I would like to thank the committee for accepting our brief and for allowing us to make a presentation intended to further clarify our position. I am the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Alliance de la francophonie de Timmins. Sylvain Lacroix is the Allian

Official Languages committee  Our development agents are helping these people restructure and refinance their organizations. For us, all of this has to do with the development of employability and with the economic development of communities. It is very productive. I will give you a quick example if I have

Official Languages committee  You are a good troop leader.

Official Languages committee  We represent 41% of the population of Timmins, and we represent about 54% of the population of the service district. We are therefore the majority in the service district, but we are a minority in the town itself.

Official Languages committee  Obviously, communications are one major shortcoming. It is fundamental for community organizations to be able to work in partnership with effective health communications officers. It is impossible for us to do our work, mainly in the area of fighting assimilation and preserving