Mr. Speaker, there was a lot in that question; I appreciate the sentiment.
First of all, the Minister of Canadian Heritage has committed to releasing guiding principles and the things the government would like to see in terms of coverage in rural Canada. Obviously, depending on the plan and its contents, which will be coming, it may mean an increase in funding and an examination of how we can best support our public broadcaster to reform and meet the needs of modern Canada today.
In my speech, I did not say that CBC is beyond reproach. Public broadcasting is fundamental in this country, but reform is also necessary. I completely agree with the member's sentiment about the reckless nature of the Conservatives talking about cutting public broadcasting in an environment in which we are being subjugated to algorithms, increasing social media and disinformation. This is not just from content users, necessarily, but also from foreign states. It has been very clear that foreign states are trying to use social media platforms to sow discontent in democracies.
The last thing I want to say, which I said in my remarks, is this: I find it ironic that the Conservatives will run down our public broadcaster, but when it suits their narrative, I see stories from the public broadcaster that are critical of the government on their social media. I repeat that, in my neck of the woods, it is called complete hypocrisy.