Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Drummond for speaking so passionately about the CBC.
In my riding, Nickel Belt, CBC Radio One is losing eight jobs. This affects half the employees. Fortunately up to now, Radio-Canada has not been affected, but, in the long term, it will be.
I know how staff cuts at CBC/Radio-Canada hurt small towns in northern Ontario. I have a lot of relatives in northern Quebec, in small town like Fabre, Ville-Marie and Latulippe.
I would ask the member for Drummond to tell me how these small towns will be affected by the cuts being made today at the CBC.