Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank all the witnesses for their statements. They were really interesting.
My first question is for Mr. Crawley.
I listened closely to and appreciated your statement because in my own riding, some people own weekly newspapers. Most of their income comes from advertising. As we know, advertising has dropped by 80% to 90% for most weeklies.
Would it not be quicker and easier to increase the number of ads purchased in weekly newspapers, major dailies and local radio stations?
The federal government should do it quickly because we feel it has failed these people compared to the provincial governments. What do you think?