Mr. Speaker, last night's Gemini awards for achievement in television production were an eloquent testimony to the vitality of Quebec's culture. Forty-four broadcasts received awards, a tribute to the creativity and variety of the television industry in Quebec.
At the crossroads of song, visual and theatre arts, literature and news, television reflects who we are; it transports us around the world, and it brings the world to us.
To Fabienne Larouche, Marc Labrèche, Pierre Nadeau, Céline Bonnier, Luc Guérin and all the other artists, producers and technicians who worked in the spotlight or behind the scenes, we say bravo.
It is because of the calibre of your work that Quebecers continue to watch their own channels, the ones which draw them in, the ones which reflect their image and their vision of the world.
With its seven million inhabitants, Quebec has reason to be proud of its creators, its entrepreneurs and its television artists.