Madam Speaker, my colleague raises a really important point. Not many news outlets have the resources to do in-depth reporting, because it involves research teams and it often takes weeks and months of work to develop these stories. I am thinking of shows like Enquête in Quebec and The Fifth Estate on CBC. These are major programs that do in-depth research, which is expensive.
Defunding the CBC means potentially depriving ourselves of these high-quality programs, which are very popular with Quebeckers and Canadians. Defunding would have a devastating effect. It would also have a devastating effect on democracy, because we need these news reports that dig deeper to clarify certain issues that are often far too complex to be explained simply in a newscast. On that point, I completely agree with my colleague.