Mr. Speaker, regional news is in jeopardy, and this is even more true for regional news in French, which is why the independent local news fund, or ILNF, is so important. Ever since the CRTC allowed 15 English-language stations from the Corus group into the fund, the share of funding going to French-language media has plummeted. The only two eligible French-language groups have lost nearly half of their funding, which has dropped from 26% to 14%. Obviously, the solution is for GAFAM to contribute to media funding, but first, regional news in French must survive.
Will the government increase the fund?