Official Languages committee Do I also have ten minutes or did he use up my speaking time?
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen of the committee, thank you for inviting us. I do not want to be alarmist, but the situation is alarming. I know you hear this all day long. I simply want to tell you a story, the story of a hamster who is constantly being asked to do more, but wi
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee I do too, for that matter.
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee Yes, indeed.
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee No, not at all. It's a share-capital corporation owned by an organization.
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee Is Radio-Canada able to do it?
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee It is totally unfair.
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee We have 6,000 subscribers and, according to a Leger survey, 20,000 readers.
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee It takes resources.
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee We have written letters.
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee Yes. It is true, though, that we have written a number of letters, including open letters in the paper, but we have never received a response. Be that as it may, I will extend the invitation.
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee Many things came out in this report. Initially, we experienced radio silence for some time. Then, in December 2017, we received a report from what was Public Works and Government Services Canada at the time. It contained a report from EKOS Research that showed Canadians' media
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee In 2010, the Canadian periodical fund gave financial assistance to newspapers and magazines that were delivered by mail. Part of the $75 million was given to newspaper and magazine owners who used the mail. It worked well. This money didn't go into our pockets; it went directly t
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee Yes. The rest went to the following publications. The Hockey News, which is very important for our democracy, got $1.3 million; TV Hebdo, equally important to our democracy, got $1.5 million. Last year, TV Week, also a true staple, got $1 million. Allô Vedettes, which publishes f
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin
Official Languages committee That's a good question. There are unique challenges. In the western provinces, in order to recruit four or five journalists, we have to get them to come to us. In fact, there isn't a single journalism program given in French in any of the western provinces. When we have a websit
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Sophie Gaulin