Right. Thank you. We agree.
I'd like to switch to an English question.
We've heard a number of concerning statements, from both the leader of the official opposition and the Conservatives in this committee, attacking and referring to defunding the CBC. At the same time, we saw a direct line between the Liberals' threatening cuts to the CBC/Radio-Canada and CBC responding with layoffs.
The loss of the CBC/Radio-Canada would be a disaster. It would be a disaster for communities like the ones that I represent, for communities across the country, that depend on the CBC for local news. It would also be a devastating loss for francophones outside of Quebec, who look to Radio-Canada to get good journalism about their reality in their language, not to mention, obviously, the implications in Quebec itself.
The Conservatives have played political games with respect to the future of CBC and, by association, Radio-Canada. We know from the past that Conservatives would not hesitate to cut the CBC and Radio-Canada once in power, as they did before.
How do you see this bill helping empower media in French, including when it comes to protecting Radio-Canada?