We learn that Quebecor will withdraw from the Canadian Press will thus lose one of its members.
This decision is totally the opposite of what Quebecor said at the Parliamentary Commission on Culture, held in February 2001 that looked just about the risks of media concentration .
In the final report, the committee member wrote about the culture that Pierre Francoeur, president of Sun Media [and Guy Crevier, Gesca] had pointed out that Quebecor and Gesca "always supported the agency and they would continue to do so because it is in their interest, and that of Quebec in general, the Canadian Press is maintained. "
Commitment Quebecor sought to reassure those who were concerned that conglomerate to withdraw from the PC now that he had the means to create his own news agency domestic ...
Here's what Mr. Neveu stated, "At The Canadian Press , Quebecor, through its newspapers, is part of The Canadian Press for several years now. We contribute financially to The Canadian Press ; The Canadian Press is a cooperative. We have been part of the restructuring of The Canadian Press , four years ago, when the Southam group - a group of Conrad Black - had threatened to leave The Canadian Press , and it called into question the survival of The Canadian Press . So we were among the artisans to revive The Canadian Press , we remain forever. Quebecor and newspapers will continue to support The Canadian Press , because it is our interest and it is also interest publications in Quebec, because, as it is a cooperative, we provide a lot of news The Canadian Press including small players in smaller markets may benefit from news that we produce ourselves. It is a cooperative exchange. So it is quite clear that we will continue in this direction .
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