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Moreover, as you know if you read the newspapers, we have transferred Le Jour du Seigneur to Ottawa. You are aware that the church in Quebec is very much opposed to this move and the unions in Quebec are opposed as well. We do not see why this program, which is a bit overshadowed in Montreal, should not be enhanced. When I was responsible for religious programming, there were 30 regional programs and now there are only 20. The “Montreal centric” approach is extremely detrimental to the regions. Le Jour du Seigneur also serves to showcase cities, towns and parishes, since news about these places is also included. Every time Le Jour du Seigneur goes on location, the focus is on the whole region. We want to get back to presenting 30 to 35 masses held outside Montreal. Montreal and Quebec City will always be featured, but we feel that it is important for this program to visit the Quebec City region, the Abitibi region, Manitoba, Moncton and so on. To our way of thinking, that focus is essential, and it represented an ever-shrinking proportion of the programming. So there will more hours devoted to that.
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