—and the misinformation that has been spread there. That is the phrase that is used within the now subamended and amended motion.
I want to be clear, then, that it is a very different purpose than appearing at this committee regarding her reappointment for an additional 18 months.
I agree with Mr. Julian that this is important, and I look forward to having Ms. Tait here and having the opportunity to ask her questions with regard to her general mandate as the head of the CBC, certainly, but the subamendment, which I have been given the opportunity to speak to, has to do with Ms. Tait's coming and answering questions specific to the CBC's coverage of what's going on in Gaza and Hamas' attack against Israel.
Having clarified that and hopefully bringing some understanding there, I would just state this: It is important to hear her on this issue because, as we are all more than keenly aware, it is taking centre stage—rightly so—across the world. It is a matter that it is so important for us to get right as Canadians.
When the public broadcaster is supported by Canadians, they need to see themselves reflected in that space, and I think that the Jewish population within Canada would be hard-pressed to feel advocated for or even accurately represented by the CBC. I think it is extremely sad when the CBC, a public broadcaster, has made the determination to put out false information and to release stories with great speed but lacking accuracy, as my colleague Mr. Waugh so aptly explained.
Ms. Tait has a lot to answer for. The reason it's so important for her to be the one is that she's the one getting paid the big bucks. She's the one who has been put in that seat. She's the one who has been entrusted with being the lead of that organization, the public broadcaster.
If we were to omit that, as Mr. Julian's amendment tried to prescribe, this committee would not be doing its work. It would not be doing the work that it is intended to do. It would not be holding her to account or giving her the opportunity to—