Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just on 10-18 at the top of the page, grants, community broadcasting grants, $52,000. I think that I understand the importance of community radio stations. I think you have to realize, especially for communities and the people that live on the land, that is one of the main means of communication and I think that it is a vital system that we use for getting our messages out. I think the communities that I represent -- Aklavik, Tsiigehtchic, Fort McPherson -- all have local radio stations and I think the importance of those radio stations and I think that CBQM and the work that was done on that station from the National Film Board in realizing what a key piece of community infrastructure the radio station is by way of messages and, more importantly, the different government organizations who take the time and go on the radio station and have an hour in the morning or an hour in the afternoon where they give the community an update on what they do and, more importantly, what is happening in their different organizations, giving people information updates dealing with alcohol, drugs or dealing with policing in the community, dealing with nursing services and also dealing just with getting people messages. I think that we can’t lose sight of that, so I would just like to ask the Minister exactly how many communities are accessing that $52,000.
David Krutko on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 9th, 2010
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