Thank you very much for the question.
I would remind all Canadians and my Conservative colleagues that the public broadcaster is dedicated to being a reliable, sustainable and independent source of information across Canada, from coast to coast to coast. It's the only news outlet that has that capacity and mandate. It is also the only broadcaster that serves Canadians in both French and English, in addition to eight indigenous languages.
CBC/Radio-Canada is also a media outlet that invests in Canadian creation and creators.
As we saw during the pandemic or in emergency situations, CBC/Radio-Canada is always there to shed light on our point of view.
Moreover, the majority of Canadians feel that CBC/Radio-Canada's contribution is really important. Seventy-four per cent of Canadians believe it is a reliable source of information. Seventy-one per cent said that CBC/Radio-Canada reflects a diversity of opinions on a wide range of subjects.
A majority of Canadians—73%—feel that CBC's English-language news and information services help them understand what's going on in the other regions of Canada. Seventy per cent of the population also say that they are reliable sources of information.
Lastly, francophones give Radio-Canada the highest confidence rating of all Canadian news channels. Radio-Canada's French-language news and information is a reliable source of information according to 85% of the francophone population, while news is independent and impartial according to 72% of that population.
This clearly shows how important Radio-Canada is to Canadians. It is strange to see that the Conservatives want to destroy such a Canadian jewel.