Finance committee  The establishment of a fair playing field is incredibly important. There are a number of measures. Forcing them to pay for the content that they use is definitely a key measure and an easy one that can be enacted right now. Following the lead of Quebec and Saskatchewan in requiri

Finance committee  Thank you. I would say that I am in favour of competition. However, when one party has to pay employees, editors, lawyers and printers and has to pay taxes and has to collect sales taxes, and their partners are not only free of all of these encumbrances but also can then take th

Finance committee  I try to take a pragmatic approach. You mentioned at the beginning that these companies should be good citizens. With respect, I—

Finance committee  I'll try this. I hope that's better. With respect, Mr. Julian, you mentioned that these companies, the platforms, Facebook and so on, should be better citizens. Respectfully, I think that's perhaps not the right frame. Their viewpoint is irrelevant. The Government of Canada shou

Finance committee  Thank you very much for the question. Before I answer, I have a very quick clarification to make. It was bugging me that my last answer could be interpreted to mean that Friends only supports increased funding for the CBC in the event that the private marketplace is not regulate

Finance committee  We could talk about this for hours and hours. Given the time allotted, I would divide it into two segments, the public and the private. On the private side, the government can take measures to ensure that the people who produce the content get paid for it. That's the nature of o

Finance committee  Thank you very much for inviting the Friends to appear today. We have many worthy causes appealing for your support, and I'm here to talk about those that are related insomuch as the news is what brings the plight of these various industries to Canada's attention. Last week, inv

Finance committee  Sure. Is that better?

Finance committee  It's possible someone is not on mute. In recent years, Parliament has debated how to support Canadian journalism. Many members are justifiably worried about government subsidies compromising newsrooms' perceived impartiality. However, there are other options, and today I would

Canadian Heritage committee  In the run-up to this election, we'll be active in 23 ridings. We have aspirations to be active in 23.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'd also just like to say once more that this is a strictly non-partisan effort. We are trying to show that there is a base of support for these policies and to encourage any and all parties to go after that base of support. Yes, we have views on the government's policy. We have

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, that's correct.

Canadian Heritage committee  Again, I can't speak to the editorial decisions—

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. I can't speak to the editorial decisions of the public broadcaster. Its independence is really important to us, so I'd like to respect it. I can simply say that I think the public broadcaster is always well served to listen to Canadians. Having more resources to consult with

Canadian Heritage committee  I can't speak to—