Supporting Quebecor?

Hello all

As many of you have already heard Pierre Karl Peladeau the former President and CEO of Quebecor has announced his candidacy for the Parti Quebecois in the St. Jerome riding of Quebec.  When the announcement was made he said that he wanted his children to grow up in their own country.  Now the question I have is do we the people who wish that Canada remain united and a country that represents all want to continue to financially support his wide reaching media empire?  He says that if elected his shares will go into a blind trust all of that may be great for him but he owns 72% of the shares of this corporation and my buying services from this enterprise will only look to enrich him.  In all conscience we have to ask ourselves do we wish to continue to buy product or services from Quebecor.  His media empire stretches right across Canada.  Here are the holdings listed on the corporate website.

A Communications Giant

Quebecor Media inc. operates mostly in Québec and the rest of Canada. Most Quebecor Media companies are industry leaders:

• Videotron Ltd, the largest cable services provider in Quebec, the third largest in Canada, and the only provider in its service area to deliver all telecom services - cable TV, Internet access, residential and business telephone service - over its broadband network;
   
• Sun Media Corporation, Canada's largest publisher of newspapers;

• TVA, the largest private French-language broadcaster in North America;
   
• Canoe Inc., one of the largest networks of English- and French-language general-interest and special-interest Internet portals in Canada;
   
• TVA Publishing Inc., the largest magazine publisher in Québec;
   
• Quebecor Media Book Group, the largest group of French-language publishing houses in Canada;
   
• Archambault stores, the largest music store chain in eastern Canada;
   
• Distribution Select, Canada's largest independent distributor of CDs and videos;
   
• Le SuperClub Vidéotron ltée, the largest chain of video stores in Québec;
   
• Nurun Inc., a leading international interactive consulting agency;
   
• BlooBuzz Studio Holding, L.P., a world-renowned video game development studio.
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Here is a  link.

http://www.sunmedia.ca/SunMedia/

What does your conscience tells you to do?

Sincerely
Emile S. Packwood