Information & Ethics committee  Do you know what? You're right. And we don't have a problem with that. We need a diversity of voices. We've always been for a diversity of voices in the broadcast industry and the news industry. That's not the problem. The issue today, in front of this committee, is the fact that

Information & Ethics committee  I think it's a fair statement. The issue centres on what kind of information is being requested. When that information falls under the scope of what the CBC calls and what we describe as “journalistic information”, looking for access to information of a journalistic nature, which

Information & Ethics committee  I would say I'm not sure why Quebecor started this war or went after the CBC. As we said in our presentation this morning, it's clear that Quebecor is not subject to ATIP. It's clear that Quebecor is a competitor of CBC/Radio-Canada. It's clear that, in our view, they are using A

Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry.

Information & Ethics committee  Tremendously so, actually. When we entered the round of bargaining in 2008—I arrived as national president about a year before, and Monsieur Lacroix arrived a year later—we had an opportunity to sit down and talk about the relationship. We talked about stopping being enemies wi

Information & Ethics committee  ATIP is without a doubt important to Canada and Canadians. It is part of the checks and balances of a strong and vibrant democratic system. As Churchill once said, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except all those other forms that have been tried ....” ATIP is not p

Information & Ethics committee  We will close with a few words about how our own relationship with CBC has evolved since 2008 because we believe it relates to the broader issue of access to information. You may recall there was a time when we were barely speaking with senior management. In fact, for some time

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you. I don't think I'll take 10 minutes. I apologize for blasting in late like that. Bridges closed between Gatineau and Ottawa are never helpful. Good morning. My name is Marc-Philippe Laurin. I am the President of the Canadian Media Guild's CBC Branch. The guild repre

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for this invitation. My name is Marc-Philippe Laurin. I am president of the CBC/Radio-Canada Branch of the Canadian Media Guild. Our union represents 6,000 workers across Canada, including CBC/Radio-Canada's employees outside Quebec. We

Canadian Heritage committee  Oh, sorry. If you look at the document—

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, I am getting to the point, Mr. Schellenberger. In the document, you can see that for 1990, our numbers match Mr. Lacroix's. For 2008, the comparison between appropriations in nominal dollars and appropriations in 2008 dollars shows that there is a $400 deficit compared to 1

Canadian Heritage committee  Compared to 1995, the deficit is $350 million or $360 million.

Canadian Heritage committee  I didn't know if you were addressing me. I know that there's Lareau, Laurin, and Larouche here. From across the room, I wasn't sure if you were talking to me, Mr. Bruinooge. Again, I was asked what my members feel, and my members feel that this government is hostile towards the

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm sorry, I missed that question.

Canadian Heritage committee  After the last round of bargaining, which we just completed.... You know, we meet our membership on a regular basis, and they call us at the office. They e-mail us. It's a difficult question for us.