Official Languages committee  Okay.

Official Languages committee  I had the opportunity to talk about our newspaper when I testified on March 19, as part of your study on minority community media, so I will not talk too much about the newspaper itself. I will focus on the action plan, as you asked, and on what kind of impact this plan and the i

Official Languages committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and honourable members. I sincerely thank you for inviting the Coopérative des publications fransaskoises, which has published the Eau vive newspaper in Saskatchewan since 1971. My name is Marie-France Kenny, and I have been the president of this organiz

Official Languages committee  Who is Ms. Brais?

Official Languages committee  I see the name Marie Galohe.

Official Languages committee  I don't know if everyone has lost as much as we have. For our part, it amounts to $50,000.

Official Languages committee  It is $50,000, but if you consider—

Official Languages committee  Yet the Commissioner of Official Languages said in his report that it was $1.5 million.

Official Languages committee  Could that possibly be for all francophone newspapers? Perhaps that should be checked.

Official Languages committee  That is for francophone radio and newspapers.

Official Languages committee  No. How many community radio stations are there?

Official Languages committee  There are also ten or maybe twelve francophone newspapers.

Official Languages committee  Yes, in the whole country. I am referring to those in minority communities. There is one in Yukon. There is just one per province. That is something else. If L'Eau vive were to disappear, there would be no community newspaper. It is sad to see La Presse or another newspaper disa

Official Languages committee  Definitely. As to the Canada Periodical Fund, you will agree that a company that makes a lot of money does not need more.

Official Languages committee  If you give us more money, we will build the potential, generate more revenue, and be less dependent on federal government funding.