If you talk to any francophone association in New Brunswick or western Canada, they'll say that cutting funding to Radio‑Canada would jeopardize the survival of francophone communities both inside and outside Quebec. Of course, there are other media outlets in the country, as demonstrated by today's presentations. However, Radio‑Canada is probably the main outlet where Canada's francophones tell their stories, talk to each other, hear from each other, debate and showcase Canada's francophone culture on radio, screen and digital platforms.
As we see it, the reduction or elimination of Radio‑Canada's funding in this environment could lead to the disappearance of French-speaking communities, or at the very least, could adversely affect these communities.
Conversely, the same applies to the CBC in Quebec. As has been pointed out, private English-language media are less active outside the major centres. CBC is still active in Sherbrooke, Quebec City and Montreal. It's probably the main English-language media outlet covering Quebec as a whole. The CBC is also important to Quebec's English‑speaking community.