Official Languages committee  First of all, I would like to praise the openness shown by the Honourable Mélanie Joly, who promptly said that the federal government was ready to come on board. We know that the federal government had made funding available to the Collège Boréal and La Cité collégiale for up to

Official Languages committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, esteemed members of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, thank you for inviting me here as you carry out your study on the state of Canada's Francophonie. This past November 15 has been called “Black Thursday” and with reason. In its fall economic

Official Languages committee  We made presentations. Just last week, we met with Ms. Joly.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Certainly, recommendations need to head in that direction. The white paper had already appeared when the whole Netflix story came out.

Official Languages committee  We are still waiting for the spinoffs. From the amount of money that will be invested, how much will go to things being done in French?

Official Languages committee  Thank you for having us.

Official Languages committee  The challenges are the same. Advertising has been cut everywhere. Radio-Canada may be in a better position thanks to the reinvestments that have been made. And that appears to be guaranteed. Before that, however, we were always at risk of losing some French-language services in t

Official Languages committee  It's for all the services combined.

Official Languages committee  Yes, it's Radio-Canada.

Official Languages committee  You want to know what percentage of the envelope goes outside Quebec?

Official Languages committee  It would certainly be a step in the right direction, if we could count on the revenue to be able to do the job. Most organizations had to cut positions and reduce their hours. Take the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada. The shows are largely pre-recorded. We then are a

Official Languages committee  It is almost one-third, one-third and one-third.

Official Languages committee  No. I will let my colleague give you the figures.

Official Languages committee  We would be headed straight for assimilation because we would lose the community connection. Every month, I tear the community activities page out of L'Orléanais and post it on the refrigerator. My sons consult it because they know that, if there is something that might interest