Canadian Heritage committee  I'm sorry, sir. Can you repeat the question?

Canadian Heritage committee  It's going very well, especially during the pandemic. During the racial conflict, the podcast was very effective in terms of the newcomers, because we provide it in different languages. It's mainly English. We have guests in English, and the reason is for the people to understand the language and—

Canadian Heritage committee  For now, we use broadcast more often. The pandemic not only had an effect on many Canadians. There has been a huge impact, due to many factors that play into the economic situation, especially for newcomers, people of colour and minorities. Isolation is a huge factor. In our broadcast, we have a psychologist in our office who talks about the importance of having time to yourself.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much, sir. I appreciate it. We've been working very hard to have the newcomers integrate to the rural area as part of the rural immigration policies of both the federal and provincial governments for many years. When someone comes from overseas, they will be coming to a country where they have no connections, they will be running away from problems or they'll be coming of their own choice.

Canadian Heritage committee  It is very critical. Brooks is the “City of 100 Hellos”, and we do have a large number of different ethnic groups from all over the world. It is a very big challenge when it comes to a lot of messaging. That has been proven during the COVID-19 pandemic, a public health nightmare.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much to the committee for inviting us. I fully agree with both Ryan and John. My name is Ahmed Kassem. I have been producing and hosting cultural community television shows for many years in the past decade. In addition, I am the host of a local community radio show that focuses on intercultural relationships in rural communities.