I'll temporarily stop speaking to you as president of the FPJQ and start speaking as a journalist who has been working at La Presse for 22 years. I think that most people here don't read French, so they don't know the situation at La Presse. For a number of years now, La Presse hasn't published a paper edition. We're entirely digital. The company that I work for posted $13 million in profits last year. La Presse is now a not‑for‑profit organization. It doesn't belong to a private owner, a consortium or anyone else.
I applaud the enthusiasm of my colleague here. However, it isn't true that traditional media are failing to embrace change and make an effort. I'm a living example. We just hired new journalists, and we were recently told that 10 new journalists would be hired in the coming year.
It's possible, even for traditional media, to make this shift and to continue providing information to the public. We're the most widely read French‑language daily in North America.