Evidence of meeting #75 for Official Languages in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was anand.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Chief Transformation Officer and Executive Vice-President, People and Culture, CBC/Radio-Canada
Yes, I spoke to the ARRQ. You have to understand that the UDA and the CBC/Radio-Canada's employee unions are two separate things.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Joël Godin
Thank you, Mr. Dubé.
Thank you, Mr. Lauzon. You went a bit longer than your five minutes, but that was due to my negligence. You took advantage of that, and rightly so.
We will now go to the final round of questions.
We will begin with Mr. Beaulieu, of the Bloc Québécois.
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Tait, on October 13, you admitted that you had made a mistake. You say it was an isolated incident that in no way represented your organizational culture, in which there are no problems.
I suppose that the various examples that I have mentioned to you are all isolated incidents as well.
President and Chief Executive Officer, CBC/Radio-Canada
You're referring to journalism. The incident we're discussing doesn't fall into that category.
If any journalistic mistakes are made at CBC/Radio-Canada, there is a process that guarantees a response from the ombudsmen. The case we are discussing is something else.
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
What requirements are your journalists required to meet? Do you require that they refrain from conveying prejudices?
President and Chief Executive Officer, CBC/Radio-Canada
As I said earlier, our journalistic standards and practices are very clear on this subject. Balance and impartiality are central to that. Of course, prejudices and all that—
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
So you think your reporting reflects all points of view regarding Quebec.
Liberal
Liberal
Stéphane Lauzon Liberal Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Once again, I'm going to use that expression, "What's good for Minou is good for Pitou."
We have a very clear and simple motion on the table. However, now we're debating Quebec's entity.
Mr. Chair, we would like you to follow procedure so we can get back to relevant questions.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Joël Godin
Thank you, Mr. Lauzon.
For your information, Ms. Tait's testimony is partly on the theme of the motion but not completely on that.
I yield the floor to Mr. Beaulieu.
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
It's very clear that we can't be prevented from speaking as long as there's a connection, even a tenuous one, with the subject. Since I believe the connection has been clearly demonstrated, I think these points of order are invalid.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Joël Godin
Mr. Beaulieu, I will simply ask you to demonstrate the connection with the subject, as you said. I'm going to restart the clock.
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
Generally speaking, do you also employ people who have a Quebec or Acadian accent in your French versions?
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
That's good.
You're assuring us that, generally speaking, nothing of the kind occurs, and you are directing us to the ombudsman if, in other cases, we feel that editorialists or columnists are conveying prejudices—
President and Chief Executive Officer, CBC/Radio-Canada
I'm going to repeat myself. We have journalistic standards and practices.
Conservative
Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
You don't think there was any disrespect in the capsule that we're specifically discussing today. People simply didn't want to hear the Quebec accent.
President and Chief Executive Officer, CBC/Radio-Canada
As I said, it was a mistake, a lack of judgment on the person's part. That's all.