Thank you.
Mr. Morrison, I will address my question to you. I know that you follow Radio-Canada and the CBC very closely. I would like you to help us decipher the minister’s words. His words and his actions are discordant. The best example is the one you provided today. The last time the minister appeared before this committee, he said that he did not intend to cut CBC funding. But then he asked the CBC, as part of a strategic review, to identify where expenditures could be cut by 5%, which amounts to $56 million.
You know very well that the Conservatives applaud when the demise of the CBC is mentioned in Parliament. Even here, in committee, questions about the CBC from our Conservative colleagues are very harsh. There is no sense of collaboration, solidarity or any type of assistance. Even the minister himself, when asked about the CBC’s budget, has told us that he is keeping the promise made by the Conservative Party in the last election. He seems to be sticking to that and we might say that the unfinished part of that sentence is that the Conservative Party will no longer commit to maintaining the CBC budget.
What do you make of the minister’s statements? Do you believe that this Conservative government wants to help the CBC and maintain its budget?