Statement made on 16 June 2009 by Senator Maria Chaput
Hon. Maria Chaput:
Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate.
The government has just announced the creation of the Canada Media Fund. Accordingly, a new board has been formed. Yet there is no one representing francophones outside Quebec sitting on that board.
The focus of this new fund is on ratings, which will become an important measurement of the objective. However, francophones, and especially francophones outside Quebec, have difficulty identifying with the concept of ratings.
The government also plans to create an advisory committee to guide the board's actions. Can the Leader of the Government tell the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages that a representative of francophone production outside Quebec must be included on the advisory committee as soon as possible?
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