Canadian Heritage committee  Madam Chair, I have deep respect for Parliament and for the committee's work, and I would never pretend to have not heard a question if I'd heard it. That I take issue with, and I just wanted to make that clear. If I say something, it's because I mean it. Now, earlier, the honourable member asked me about diversity and the importance of it, and I gave a considered answer.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, I don't have a crystal ball. So I can't give you a clear answer. However, the idea would be to continue investing to keep producing news like we do today. We are investing in Quebec. We've expanded our newsroom. This is a concrete example of the spirit that drives us on this subject.

Canadian Heritage committee  We would be in compliance with all legal requirements related to the separation packages.

Canadian Heritage committee  That would probably help us do more, but the changes would have to be sweeping and meaningful.

Canadian Heritage committee  That example just shows how, for the individuals directly affected, it's very difficult. I acknowledge his parents' contribution to Bell and to the company they worked for before that became part of the Bell family, and I thank them for that. I recognize that when you're directly affected, there is no good process.

Canadian Heritage committee  Without a doubt, every package—

Canadian Heritage committee  That's correct.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  I believe so.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. The foreign news bureaus were closed last year, which isn't uncommon. CBS just shut down its Tokyo news bureau after 60-plus years. That gives you an example that the media ecosystem—news, in particular, and conventional broadcasting—no matter in which country we're talking about, is under immense stress.

Canadian Heritage committee  In many cases, we'll use independent journalists or we'll send our own journalist to the locality as news happens. It's no different, as an example, from when we sent our correspondents from the London office to cover the war in Ukraine; now we'll send somebody from Toronto. Somebody is travelling in any case.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm not sure it would be a shock to anybody that it's extremely expensive to cover news like that all around the world. When a company like CBS has to shut down a long-standing news bureau, I don't think it should be a surprise that a smaller Canadian company will shut down its foreign—

Canadian Heritage committee  No. All we're asking for is a level regulatory playing field against Netflix, Amazon—

Canadian Heritage committee  Not at all, because those companies don't contribute to the Canadian ecosystem in any manner, shape or form in terms of content production.