Mr. Speaker, high-quality local and community information is essential to our democracy.
As a result of our $675-million investment in CBC/Radio-Canada, new journalists are now in communities where previously there had been no coverage.
We are also modernizing the Canada periodical fund. Our goal is to ensure that the fund meets the need for local information and local magazines. We know that more needs to be done and we will continue to work with organizations to ensure that we will have a free, independent, and viable press.