Mr. Speaker, the NDP raised concerns about freedom of the press and the diversity of voices when CanWest Global bought Southam two years ago.
When the CRTC granted CanWest its licence, cross media ownership concerns went unresolved. The federal cabinet flatly rejected the New Democrats' appeal last fall to reverse the CRTC decision.
As feared and predicted, another independent voice is silenced, this time the voice of the Ottawa Citizen editor.
How many more will be silenced before the government moves to protect journalistic independence from media concentration and convergence?