Thank you.
The motion reads as follows: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Standing Committee on Official Languages hold a two-hour meeting as soon as possible to examine the recent request by Cogeco to reduce quotas for French-language songs as required by the conditions of their broadcasting licence. That as part of this meeting, the committee hear from: (a) broadcasting companies such as Cogeco, Bell, RNC, and Leclerc Communication; (b) a representative of ADISQ, the Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo; (c) online broadcasters with French-language content; and (d) broadcasters from ARC, the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada. That the purpose of this meeting be to understand the current situation and to evaluate other potential solutions in order to achieve the objective of halting the decline of French.