Canadian Heritage committee  I don't think people are living in bubbles to the degree that it is claimed. Rebel comes from a perspective. I get articles sent to me by our viewers, by our audience members, from the Globe, from VICE, from CBC, from across the spectrum. Sometimes people are saying that this is

Canadian Heritage committee  What should they be doing? Well, they should be sold off. I've written a book on that. I can tell you the history of why they were never actually needed. We could have that debate. Given that this won't happen, I won't flog that dead horse, I'll just say: stick to their knittin

Canadian Heritage committee  I would just quickly say that it's up to us, as media companies, to invest in what matters to our respective audiences. I don't know about my colleagues, but I'd be very suspect of someone showing up and saying, “Hi, I'm from the government. I'm here to help. Can we help pay for

Canadian Heritage committee  We don't need government subsidies in order to grow. We don't need regulation either. I know that many people are concerned in their home communities about the concentration of media ownership. Well, some of the rules you have in place have resulted in that concentration. When yo

Canadian Heritage committee  I want to thank you, Chair, and all the members for having me today. Some of you will know me, and to some of you I might be a new face. I've been on the Hill for the last 10 years, first as the Ottawa bureau chief for Standard Radio, which was bought out by Astral, and those sta