I completely understand how overwhelming and demanding the report is. We never seem to finish, and there is a good reason for that: it means we want to do our job well.
Mr. O'Regan referred to Postmedia's financial difficulties, and there are even rumours of looming bankruptcy. I make no secret of the fact that, at times, I have the sense that this is unrelated to our committee report.
There is some urgency here. In my opinion, we should all stop to consider this, since Mr. Blais will be leaving. Imagine the consequences of Postmedia going bankrupt. You touched on this and I will delve more deeply into it. The impact would be enormous. We might wonder why people are talking about this and why these rumours are circulating. Are we hoping for government intervention? I do not know. I do know, however, that we have met people during our study who have been able to find solutions, such as the people from La Presse+. If Postmedia could in some way borrow from the La Presse+ model, we might have a solution to suggest to those people.
What I am having trouble with is people saying that we have to finish our report. You are right, Mr. O'Regan, I agree with you. I know that the last witnesses appeared a long time ago, in January. We have been fiddling with the report for three or four months now. We are all well-intentioned, but I think sometimes we have to stop doing what we had planned in order to address an emergency that has arisen.
For those who create Canadian content in our system, dropping the requirement from 9% or 10% to 5% is very dramatic. Moreover, this is clearly and directly related to the topic of our study. I think we all recognize how important this is. We have different views, however, on the possibility that an emergency warrants a break so we can invite witnesses.