?Global shouldn’t make promises just to
break into a market,? said Moist. ?It must honour its
promises to develop its English-language service in Quebec City and
help build bridges between communities.?

When applying for the license, CanWest Global committed to making
CKMI its main base in Quebec. At the time, they promised to hire 75
people as soon as the station opened. The majority of them would be
located in Québec City. Global even promised 100 employees by the
second year, including several more positions in Québec City.

After the transfer of production to Toronto, slated for Sept. 26,
Global will have only 8 full-time employees and one part-time
employee at CKMI in Québec City – far short of its initial
promises.

Moist said that he was dismayed to hear that Global was turning its
back on Quebec City.

?There is still time for Global to do the right thing in Quebec
City,? Moist said. ?It should keep its promises, build
production capacity and contribute to cross-cultural understanding.
In this way, Global will be building bridges, not burning
them.?