Canadian Heritage committee  No.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm convinced that Bill C-18 would enable my 40 colleagues who are publishers and owners of weeklies, and whom you have probably encountered in Quebec, to remain competitive. That would also be true for newspapers in remote regions. That's because, as Mr. Deegan mentioned, we are

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. This bill has nothing to do with anything but journalism. Currently, Bill C-18 represents the defence, health and raison d'être of journalism in Canada, and nothing else. The claim that the big companies will pocket all the money stemming from the provisions of Bill C-18,

Canadian Heritage committee  No, not at all. Newsrooms are always isolated from newspaper publishers and owners. Why would this bill lead to a loss of independence?

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Champoux. I listened to Ms. Gerson's remarks earlier. She said that all this was based on a lie, which is completely false. I don't understand how someone can say something like that before a parliamentary committee, but that is only my opinion. The Quebec weekly

Canadian Heritage committee  I think that covers everything.

Canadian Heritage committee  I will start. We will split the speech. Thank you, Madam Chair. Members of the committee, my name is Benoît Chartier. I am the chair of the board of Hebdos Québec. I am joined by our general manager, Sylvain Poisson. We represent more than 30 owners of independent weeklies, fo