Mr. Speaker, the government does not seem to get it. Freedom of the press is a fundamental pillar of democracy but media mogul Izzy Asper clearly subscribes to the Shawinigan school of quashing dissent.
We have repeatedly urged the government to take action on media concentration and today we see the results of its inaction.
Russell Mills was fired because the Prime Minister's buddy happened to be his boss. That is downright dangerous to democracy. We need a full public inquiry into media concentration, ownership and convergence. Will the government commit today to that public inquiry?