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View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
Just now, you stressed the fact, and this is nothing new, that prospects would be better if you had more financial resources. Have projections been submitted to the committee? I mention it because I am new to the committee.
We increasingly see leadership developing in Quebec in the area of the cinema. In recent years, there have been major productions. I imagine that with your expertise and skill, you are in a position to assess the future needs of Canadian and, in particular, Quebec cinema. Have you provided future budgets, pro rata according to your needs and the needs of Quebec cinema?
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
When we see things that are working well, our duty is to support them. My colleague said just now that if we were to meet every need, the government would run out of money. However, I think it’s important to inform the committee about these needs and explain future orientations, especially as we have an excellent window of opportunity, but a helping hand is required.
We have already had the example of things that didn't work properly. I don't want to name them or impugn the government’s motives. But I think that we have a duty to receive this information in order to be in a position to make recommendations and that you have a duty to inform the committee members of your projections.
I repeat that I don’t know if this has been done, since I joined this committee only recently, but I would like to see these numbers, as well as your future orientations and an action plan. That would allow us to make positive recommendations in order to give the industry a helping hand. We know that this is beneficial both for Quebec and English Canada.
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
Thank you for being here, Mr. Fournier.
I'm a new member of the committee, so I may not have the expertise or the experience of the other members around this table. Since we've already discussed some regional issues, I'd like to have your ideas on this and would also like to tell you about a problem.
Unlike the ridings of some colleagues that may be less well served by the crown corporation, the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean has regional programming, and I sense an increased level of CBC activity there.
However, more and more constituents in my riding are telling me about a problem. Because of the rural nature of some regions, there are some outlying small towns that still don't have access to cable. Traditional antennas are clearly a thing of the past. People are now turning to satellite television. Bell ExpressVu customers, for example, have access to regional programming offered by the CBC's competitors, including TVA and TQS. However, they don't have access to the CBC regional programming. So they watch the CBC shows from Montreal or Quebec City.
I don't know whether you can help me out here—as I said, I have just joined the committee—but how do you feel about that? There's a form of injustice toward a group of customers that would really like to get their hands on that news and regional programming.
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
In my region, Bell ExpressVu offers the regional programming of TVA and TQS, but not of the CBC. It offers the programming from Montreal, Quebec City and perhaps other regions. Those with traditional antennas have access to local programming, but all new ExpressVu subscribers no longer have access to that.
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
Thank you, Mr. Fournier.
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
Benoît, I would like you to give us an explanation, since you worked on your bill, but also on Bill C-43, which was almost tabled at the same time. I would like you to explain to us the difference between the two bills, but also the advantages and disadvantages of each one.
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
I'll make a comment and then perhaps you could give us some more food for thought on this issue.
I was responsible at one time, as director general, for the management of a $240 million fund in Quebec. It was the Fonds Jeunesse Québec. There were criticisms at the time because the funds had been created one after another and this was money that was coming from the accounting entity. I haven't read the legislation to find out why that was the procedure at the time but the fact was that the Auditor General would audit those funds from the outset, and had authority over those funds. I think that's how things were done in Quebec.
As director general beginning my mandate, I was therefore faced with an Auditor General who was auditing what was being done, not only after the fact, but also from the outset. This covered all procedures from the beginning to the end, from my parameters to my evaluations. That was a new experience for me but it was a positive one. It wasn't necessarily guidance per se; however, we were subject to the standards and rigour that are an inherent part of accountability. I thought the experience was a beneficial one.
Benoît, have you looked into what is happening in Quebec? Why is it done and why should it be done here, in the House of Commons?
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
Thank you.
Mr. Kinsella, I would like a few clarifications. I want to be sure I have understood correctly.
In your opinion, did the present prime minister lie when he said that he was not involved in the awarding of contracts?
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
In response to a similar question put by my colleague, Mr. Kinsella referred to an intervention on the part of the Prime Minister. I wanted to be sure that he was talking about the Prime Minister. Was it Mr. Martin or the former prime minister?
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
You previously mentioned that Mr. Martin had intervened in the process. At one point, you said that this was the Prime Minister. Were you talking about the present prime minister or Mr. Chrétien?
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
And what was under discussion was the contract for the bonds or other contracts?
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
When he phoned you at home.
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
My question is for Ms. O'Leary.
You worked on Mr. Smith's election campaign in 1980. You were director of the Young Liberals in 1982. You worked at Merryl Lynch. You were director of the 1990 campaign organization, Paul Martin's chief of staff from 1992 to 1998, and appointed by Mr. Martin for the period from 1998 to 2002.
So it is relevant to conclude that you were the eyes and ears of the Prime Minister.
View Sébastien Gagnon Profile
BQ (QC)
I'll soon show how relevant it is.
Please answer my question, Ms. O'Leary. In view of the process, your CV and the fact that you were close to Mr. Martin, didn't you have a major relation of trust with Mr. Martin?
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