Canadian Heritage committee  I would agree. The situation is urgent. It's dire. We've seen the ongoing degradation of employment levels at local broadcasters across the country. This isn't just about companies like Corus, Quebecor, Bell and Rogers. This is about small broadcasters across the country who cont

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon to the committee members. My name is Troy Reeb. I serve as executive vice-president of broadcast networks for Corus Entertainment. On behalf of our 3,500 employees across the country, I want to thank you for inviting us to discuss Bill C-10

Finance committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Poilievre. You're quite correct in that there are two ways you can address the imbalance that we have with the foreign Internet companies. One is to take the same kinds of historical, and we would say rather onerous, regulations that we face as a c

Finance committee  We're very proud to be creators of Canadian content, but by and large, Canadian content creation is not a money-making business. If it were, you wouldn't need regulations forcing us to spend money with certain kinds of producers on certain kinds of content. You wouldn't need to h

Finance committee  Well, it's incredibly important, and the urgency of dealing with that file has only been heightened by the COVID-19 crisis, which is not only affecting Canadian broadcasters, but is affecting Canadian producers as well. As you know, the independent production sector, the film a

Finance committee  Thank you for acknowledging Nova Scotia Remembers and Stronger Together, which we were certainly proud to be a part of bringing to Canadian audiences. You raised an excellent point about the disparity between the Canadian broadcasters, which face a myriad of regulations around t

Finance committee  Thank you, Chairman Easter. I will say, just off the top, that as a local broadcast partner with the CFL in several markets, we have strong sympathy for and a strong understanding of what the league is going through. Good evening, committee members. My name is Troy Reeb. I serve