Mr. Speaker, my introduction has tremendous relevance for the importance of the magazine industry in Canada. It is really unfortunate the members of the Reform Party do not understand how valuable the Canadian magazine industry is to the country.
Compared with the United States, Canada may be small in numbers, but Canadians everywhere have shown that they are big in heart and are capable of creating a mighty roar for Canada. The Canadian magazine industry is an important and vital contributor in defining us and explaining who we are. In comparison to the American industry it also is small in number in terms of its potential circulation but it is very important to Canadians. It represents a wide diversity of interest and must be supported.
Magazines have two clients, the reader and the advertiser. Over the past 30 years-