Mr. Speaker, if the minister wants to play that game, I can remind him that he was once senior director of Equiterre.
The minister does not seem to appreciate the scale of the crisis. News thrives on diversity, regional services, the French language and independence. The $150 million for CBC/Radio-Canada does not serve that goal. Private television and radio stations are essential. They are feeling threatened, swept aside and abandoned.
Is the government actually planning the end of private media? Is it doing this on purpose? Are Quebeckers supposed to applaud it for that?