Thank you.
Thank you, Madam Minister.
Job cuts, executive bonuses and a culture of suppressing workers' experiences of harassment and discrimination—I'm not talking about a private media conglomerate but about our public broadcaster, the CBC. We've had a lot of concerns in this committee about the conduct of the CBC, but I want to zero in on one that was referred to earlier.
When Ms. Tait appeared at committee, we had a ridiculous discussion on whether or not the bonus money that senior executives at CBC received was in fact a bonus. Ms. Tait didn't seem to understand how out of touch and inappropriate it would be to reward senior executives with bonuses while laying off workers at the CBC.
Following the meeting, the committee received a letter from the CBC, saying, among other things:
Performance pay for the President and CEO is determined by the Government of Canada following a review of performance and recommendations by the board of directors of CBC/Radio-Canada.
As Ms. Tait clarified during her appearance, she has not yet received performance pay for the fiscal 2022-2023 year.
My question to you, Madam Minister, is this: Do you believe, as the Minister of Heritage, that Ms. Tait, the head of our public broadcaster, deserves a bonus at this time?