In Quebec, 83% of the entire daily inventory of news comes from three sources: Québecor, Radio-Canada or Gesca. That is a good example of the uniformity, the “McDonaldization”, of information from one end of Quebec to the other.
In recent years, we have seen the closure of weeklies and radio stations in Quebec. There are fewer and fewer resources in the regions and less and less region-specific news. It cannot be said that Quebec is open for local information or that it is growing. It is clearly losing momentum.
However, according to the research and to the chief electoral officer, the regions where most local information is produced are where participation rates in municipal elections are highest. It is there that the public feels most inclined to become involved in the democratic process. At the other end of the scale, in regions with the least amount of local information, the voting rate is lowest.