Official Languages committee  I wouldn't take money away from Radio-Canada. Ideally, some should be given to the community media organizations because they play quite different roles. I don't think one can replace the other.

Official Languages committee  Radio-Canada obviously plays an essential role in the minority communities and should represent the francophone communities even more. Ideally, it should have more resources to play that role more effectively. It does not have the resources it needs to spread into the regions. Ev

Official Languages committee  I understand why the government, like everyone else, wants to go digital. No one disagrees with that. First of all, the idea of a digital shift can mean several things. All media organizations at least have a website, but they have to take an extra step to begin a genuine shift

Official Languages committee  I haven't looked into that subject in particular, but I have seen some studies on the issue. The situations are in fact similar. The only real difference is that francophones are genuinely in the minority across Canada, whereas English Quebecers derive a certain strength from the

Official Languages committee  Since the government has an obligation under Part VII of the Official Languages Act to ensure that the policies and programs it puts in place are consistent with the idea of enhancing the vitality and supporting the development of the communities, I think we could argue that the

Official Languages committee  Yes, that's how I understand it. I'm not a lawyer, but I also think that the fact the Commissioner of Official Languages has looked into these matters suggests it is legitimate for us to consider them as well.

Official Languages committee  Yes, that's consistent with what I mean. We should not always give all groups the same thing. In certain instances, we should give one group more so that it can achieve genuine equality. All media organizations are currently experiencing problems. The idea of funding all media o

Official Languages committee  My position is that, without community media, the communities lose their ability to act and mobilize. To my mind, they are really an integral part of the community.

Official Languages committee  I unfortunately don't know. Generally speaking, many countries fund their media more than Canada does. In England, for example, public media are funded to a much greater degree than in Canada. I unfortunately don't know what Belgium and Switzerland are doing.

Official Languages committee  The fact that community media play such a specific role and the fact that their situation is also unique are two reasons why they cannot be evaluated in the same way as the performance of other media would be evaluated. We must take their specific situation into consideration and

Official Languages committee  My doctoral thesis concerns the way in which three groups—a francophone group, an indigenous group, and an anglophone group—managed to mobilize against shale gas in New Brunswick and how they used the media to do so. My master's thesis was on the readers of L'Acadie Nouvelle and

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair and committee members, thank you for inviting me today to take part in this consultation, which I consider very important. I am a doctoral student in sociology at the University of Ottawa. My work focuses on the official language communities, the minority media in Canad