Canadian Heritage committee  The advertising budget of the department is as tiny as the tip of a paperclip. I don't have the exact figure, but I doubt that it has three zeros after a number. What I think you're referring to, if I may interpret your question, is that a lot of those who have appeared here hav

Canadian Heritage committee  Of course, government advertising was an important source of revenue for the media, particularly in local areas. The numbers are there. He says it's gone from $20 million to $1 million. That's probably right. That's what you've been hearing from....

Canadian Heritage committee  It's an issue.

Canadian Heritage committee  It received the same amount as the year before the two programs were merged. Generally speaking, the funding allocated to the two former programs wasn't cut. They were merged, and the same amount was allocated, approximately $75 million.

Canadian Heritage committee  If I may add to the response, the idea of including local news in the tax credit for film and television has also been raised. There again it's a policy decision. News is one of the eleven genres that is not eligible for the tax credit for film and television production, along wi

Canadian Heritage committee  In 2010, the Canada periodical fund resulted from the merger of two existing funds: the Canada magazine fund and the mail subsidy program administered by Canada Post. Prior to that, the Canada Post assistance program totalled $80 million. In the 1980s, the program budget even hit

Canadian Heritage committee  That's a lot of questions. There's certainly one thing for rural communities.... You need the broadband capacity to carry all that volume of news and Netflix and information, and in certain areas it's not obvious that the broadband is there to support this volume. The government

Canadian Heritage committee  As for the factors I mentioned earlier, impacts are being felt in terms of the digital shift, the change in consumer habits, and the flow of advertising revenues all over the globe, as opposed to north of the border. I would say those are the three main factors. Obviously, from

Canadian Heritage committee  One does not exclude the other, but a short answer to your question is that I don't think we're going to go back, so yes, digital is part of the future. There is still a very strong demand for print in community newspapers and some magazines. Yes, digital is now part of the eco

Canadian Heritage committee  He will still have print newspapers.

Canadian Heritage committee  Your question is multifaceted because, in the department—

Canadian Heritage committee  All the ideas that have been presented to you are worthwhile.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. That's because it is a thin line between.... I am here to talk facts. We have looked at that proposal, and at all the others, and we are analyzing them just like you are. I would like to bring your attention to the fact that a number of proposals have been made concerning

Canadian Heritage committee  Again, Madam Chair, we have taken note of the proposals that have been put forward and we are analyzing them. The committee's work, your report, the recommendations of the Public Policy Forum and the minister's consultations all contribute to the data we are considering to try to

Canadian Heritage committee  It's okay. I will consider things from the perspective of linguistic duality. We currently have tools that support media. There is CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canada Periodical Fund. In the Canada Periodical Fund, which is intended for community magazines and newspapers, according