Canadian Heritage committee  That's not how it transpired, actually.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, that's not at all how it transpired. We already air significantly more news than the required regulatory minimum. The—

Canadian Heritage committee  We never would have had 1,300 Bell Media employees—

Canadian Heritage committee  —on Vancouver Island. Bell Media has 5,000 people.

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, we should create a level regulatory playing field on which the foreign web giants who draw so much from Canada would be required to contribute, including to the production of news, but to Canadian content. We should have major advertisers like the federal government devoting more of their advertising budget to Canadian broadcasters.

Canadian Heritage committee  —eliminating the tax deductibility of advertising on foreign platforms.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's getting close to 40% of revenues.

Canadian Heritage committee  —to better serve Quebeckers, whether it be in telecommunications, content or news.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's a pretty major mis-characterization of our position. Bell Media is in full transformation from being a traditional broadcaster to a digital media company. That would be the first point. Second—very quickly—I'm always very surprised with positions that would so evidently favour the Disneys, the Netflixes, the Amazons and the Apples of the world against—

Canadian Heritage committee  —good Canadian companies that employ tens of thousands of Canadians. That's where my position is.

Canadian Heritage committee  Quebec is an extremely important market for Bell. I care about it too. I was born in Montreal and grew up on the south shore. So I am a proud Quebecker. In Quebec, 12,000 people work for Bell.

Canadian Heritage committee  We continue to invest in the province—

Canadian Heritage committee  We need to become more and more efficient, given—

Canadian Heritage committee  The Canadian economy is in trouble and we all have to adjust. It's not just Bell. All industries in Canada and all companies doing business in Canada have to adjust. We are becoming more efficient at serving our citizens.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, I do not.