I want to thank the committee for having us here.
My name is François Olivier. I am the CEO of Transcontinental Inc., which is a Canadian public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. We're active in two businesses at Transcontinental.
Just before we start, we're not exactly going to share five and five, but we are discussing the same issue.
At Transcontinental, we have two businesses. In manufacturing, we are the largest printer in Canada. We print everything from retail flyers for all retailers in Canada, including The Globe and Mail, and many others. We have revenues of $1.5 billion in manufacturing and our media sector revenue is $575 million, of which $235 million is in local media, local content.
We produce in five provinces: Quebec, the Atlantic region, and Saskatchewan. We own 159 community papers across those provinces. We have 143 websites that complement the paper product. We also produce a lot of local digital content.
We have more than 1,700 people who produce and work on that local content in those provinces, with more than 1,000 people in Quebec. We produce Le Courrier du Sud, where Mr. Nantel is the MP. In Newfoundland, we produce The Telegram, and in Granby, we produce Journal L'Express. In most of your ridings, we own a paper and cover your activities.
I will let Benoit introduce his company and who he represents.