Canadian Heritage committee  I will focus on the last question. Doing nothing will marginalize cultural groups, like francophones, all over the country. Artists, video-makers and authors have worked too hard for lawmakers to suddenly let the market dictate what happens, leaving it up to companies—whose edi

Canadian Heritage committee  You have to remember what it was like at the time. Steve Jobs became a major creative celebrity. We were all obsessed and enthralled by the creativity and modernity of these people. I'm talking about people like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. In a way, I think that successive g

Canadian Heritage committee  We've allowed these giants, these platforms, to set up permanently in our jurisdictions, and Canada and Quebec aren't the only ones dealing with this. Every country in the west has had to face this new reality. That's why it has taken everyone so long to respond, although Europe

Canadian Heritage committee  Earlier this morning, Mr. Payette explained to us just how drastically the field of music had changed since the introduction of these online platforms. Now, the largest source of music is YouTube. We have excellent artists, like Hubert Lenoir and Ariane Moffatt, who get some exp

Canadian Heritage committee  As I was explaining a little earlier, when Canada and Quebec had to deal with the influence of American culture at their borders, the government decided to do something about it. In 1936, the CBC was created. Later, the CRTC obtained regulatory authority over communication. In 19

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon. I taught journalism, particularly investigative journalism, at the Université de Montréal for about 10 years. That's when I became particularly interested in the relationship the media and culture have with the Internet giants. My acquired expertise led me to pub