Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked about CBC/Radio-Canada and about the Conservative position. As I said in my speech, I am in favour of a public broadcaster, but I am also in favour of private media and of news and information that is fair and equitable. I am not in favour of just one broadcaster getting preferential treatment over the others.
We did not agree with the Conservatives' campaign proposal to eliminate funding for CBC/Radio-Canada. However, this measure, which is nothing more than an election promise to give CBC/Radio-Canada $150 million this year, does not solve the problem in the long term. CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate and funding model need an overhaul. That is not the kind of work that gets done over a weekend. It will take a long time, and it will require serious people to delve into the matter and consult stakeholders, as former minister Pascale Saint-Onge did. She started the work, and the Liberals could have continued it. They could have done the right thing by not neglecting private broadcasters. That is the problem with CBC/Radio-Canada and the government's $150 million.