I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 26 of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
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Pursuant to the routine motion adopted by this committee, I can confirm that all witnesses have completed the required connection tests in advance of this meeting.
Please wait until I recognize you by name before you speak. All comments should be through the chair.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, September 22, 2025, the committee is meeting to study the state of the journalism and media sectors. It's quite a broad study.
With us today, we have Travis Dhanraj, former journalist. From the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec, we have Angelica Carrero, executive director. Welcome. From Freshet News, we have Janis Cleugh and Mario Bartel. From Friends of Canadian Media, we have Raj Shoan and Randy Kitt. From HonestReporting Canada, we have Mike Fegelman, Amanda Eskenasi and Dr. Haran Shani-Narkiss. Please forgive me if I've butchered your names. We also have Paul Deegan from News Media Canada. It's good to see you again, sir.
Everyone, or your organizations, will have five minutes for an opening statement, and then we'll open up the floor to members for questions.
We'll start with Mr. Dhanraj.
You have the floor for five minutes, sir.