Mr. Speaker, I am getting a rise out of them now.
It scares people in my riding because they did not like Harper. Harper was the guy who called Atlantic Canada a culture of defeat. We were not pleased with Harper at the time. Can we guess what? My constituents say the guy from Carleton is even scarier. He is further down the line, and he is trumpeting the same playbook that we are seeing more and more out of the United States from the Republican Party, or at least its presidential nominee.
We have to find a way to maintain broadcasting in this country and to maintain our public broadcasters. They tell important stories and make sure information gets to residents across the country, particularly in areas where the private media companies will not go. The Conservative agenda to cut the CBC and to cut our public broadcaster, with no conversation about reform, is absolutely irresponsible.
Concerning the idea that the Conservatives' cutting CBC would not have an impact on Radio-Canada, I say this to my colleagues from Quebec: C'est absolument fou. It is crazy to think that there will not be an impact. Quebeckers know the importance of Radio-Canada. They ought to be careful.