Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, with whom I have the chance to share several media outlets. She fully understands the urgency to act when it comes to funding regional media.
Here are some examples of amendments that could be made to ensure a long‑term vision.
First, we must ensure that Canadian broadcasters are not prevented from accessing and broadcasting foreign content. There is still something interesting in that context.
Second, we must create measures that will encourage partnerships between Canadian broadcasters and foreign content owners, primarily the American ones.
Third, we must ensure that the news aggregators, such as Google News Showcase or Apple News, offer non-discriminatory access and fair remuneration.
We must also work towards bringing Canadian ad revenues back to Canadian and Quebec ecosystems.
Having a local outlook is very important.
I have delivered the bulk of my speech, but I would like to take advantage of my colleague's question to mention the importance of properly reporting international news. That too is part of safeguarding our democracy; it affects the way we look at things. We must avoid fake news, which we have far too much of in our society.