Finance committee  All right. We'll write it down tomorrow in our newspaper.

Finance committee  The results will be the same in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. The issue is national, not provincial. As mentioned earlier, the government must provide legislation right away. It could introduce a mammoth bill that would encompass Bill C-10, the anti-smear bill, and the bill a

Finance committee  I gather the royalty you're referring to is the 3% tax on digital services. Yes, we are hoping to get a bit of the money from the tax that Facebook, Google and similar digital media services will have to pay. However, what we are most looking forward to, Mr. Ste-Marie, is tough l

Finance committee  Yes, that's our concern. We would like to see the priority given to the bill to support the media. In our opinion, it is even more urgent than Bill C-10 and the bill against hateful content online. It is a matter of survival. Not just the weekly newspapers are in trouble; every

Finance committee  It would be a mammoth bill.

Finance committee  You're right, Mr. Ste-Marie, the service we provide is essential. Newspapers are a cornerstone of Canadian democracy. Without newspapers, there can be no democracy, no Parliament, no elected representatives, no elections. That is unmistakable—we agree. The federal government cou

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. Yes, last summer, weekly newspapers across the country received support from the federal government through the Canada periodical fund to help them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. There was also a full-page ad and various amounts of funding that wer

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Easter. We say Hebdos Québec, like weeklies. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Benoit Chartier, and I am the chair of the board of directors of Hebdos Québec. Joining me is Sylvain Poisson, the general director of Hebdos Québec. He will now take

Finance committee  Despite all the obstacles, it is our duty to safeguard our democracy, protect the public's right to information and ensure the survival of our weekly newspapers. Through local and regional news coverage, weekly newspapers reflect their communities, conveying a wealth of actions,