Canadian Heritage committee  I'm here today because of the critical gap in Bill C-11 that could see millions of Canadians lose access to their beloved public interest TV channels over the next few years. We are one of those channels. For many ethnocultural communities in Quebec, ICI Television is the only source of locally created television programming in their language available at little or no cost.

Canadian Heritage committee  —whether that is over the air, through cable or satellite or online. I ask you to consider the racialized and marginalized communities that rely on us. These Canadians need you to act now and amend Bill C-11 to protect the future of made-in-Canada public interest television. Thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the committee. My name is Sam Norouzi, and I'm here with you today representing ICI Television. ICI is an independent, multi-ethnic television station based in Montreal that offers original programming in 15 languages and serves over 18 ethnocultural communities.