Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a dissenting report, in both official languages, on behalf of the Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, on the House-ordered study undertaken by the committee on the recent job cuts announced at the CBC. The CBC cut hundreds of jobs while awarding lavish bonuses. This disgraceful abuse of taxpayer dollars when Canadians are struggling for financial survival has contributed to the growing movement to defund the CBC. Conservatives therefore recommend that the following actions be taken: Reject the bonuses, fire the Prime Minister and defund the CBC.
It is my honour to table the dissenting opinion on behalf of the members of the Conservative Party.