Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for this invitation.
My name is Marc-Philippe Laurin. I am president of the CBC/Radio-Canada Branch of the Canadian Media Guild.
Our union represents 6,000 workers across Canada, including CBC/Radio-Canada's employees outside Quebec.
We also represent broadcast workers at TVOntario, TFO, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Shaw Media, and ZoomerMedia.
Our members are committed to the future of public service broadcasting, and we're here today to urge the government and Parliament to be active partners in ensuring that Canadians have a healthy diversity of media voices as our industry continues to change.
The CMG would like to use the opportunity of this important study to make some proposals on what Parliament and the government can do to balance the various interests in our country's media system as the companies in the private element continue to consolidate.
With me is Karen Wirsig, communications coordinator of the Canadian Media Guild.
She is our director for advocacy, and she will continue this presentation and explain to you seven recommendations that we bring to you today.