Yes, we had a conversation at our last meeting about potential travel, and I strongly feel that we should include Winnipeg. My motion reads:
That the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, as part of its consultations with the media industry, includes the City of Winnipeg as a Manitoba destination.
I think by having Winnipeg as the destination, it guarantees that we will hear from a more diverse group of witnesses, whether it's the Pilipino Express newspaper; the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, or Streets FM, which is geared toward young aboriginal people;
or La Liberté, a French-language newspaper in Manitoba. There is also Envol91, a community radio station. We can be sure that their representatives will be in Winnipeg, but they won't attend if they have to travel three hours outside of Winnipeg.
I think that because of the diversity of witnesses guaranteed in Winnipeg, we should go to Winnipeg rather than Brandon.
They have a great hockey team, by the way.