This bill is from the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2021.
Steven Guilbeault Liberal
In committee (Senate), as of June 29, 2021
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment amends the Broadcasting Act to, among other things,
(a) add online undertakings — undertakings for the transmission or retransmission of programs over the Internet — as a distinct class of broadcasting undertakings;
(b) update the broadcasting policy for Canada set out in section 3 of that Act by, among other things, providing that the Canadian broadcasting system should serve the needs and interests of all Canadians — including Canadians from racialized communities and Canadians of diverse ethnocultural backgrounds — and should provide opportunities for Indigenous persons, programming that reflects Indigenous cultures and that is in Indigenous languages, and programming that is accessible without barriers to persons with disabilities;
(c) specify that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the “Commission”) must regulate and supervise the Canadian broadcasting system in a manner that
(i) takes into account the different characteristics of Indigenous language broadcasting and the different conditions under which broadcasting undertakings that provide Indigenous language programming operate,
(ii) is fair and equitable as between broadcasting undertakings providing similar services,
(iii) facilitates the provision of programs that are accessible without barriers to persons with disabilities, and
(iv) takes into account the variety of broadcasting undertakings to which that Act applies and avoids imposing obligations on a class of broadcasting undertakings if doing so will not contribute in a material manner to the implementation of the broadcasting policy;
(d) amend the procedure relating to the issuance by the Governor in Council of policy directions to the Commission;
(e) replace the Commission’s power to impose conditions on a licence with a power to make orders imposing conditions on the carrying on of broadcasting undertakings;
(f) provide the Commission with the power to require that persons carrying on broadcasting undertakings make expenditures to support the Canadian broadcasting system;
(g) authorize the Commission to provide information to the Minister responsible for that Act, the Chief Statistician of Canada and the Commissioner of Competition, and set out in that Act a process by which a person who submits certain types of information to the Commission may designate the information as confidential;
(h) amend the procedure by which the Governor in Council may, under section 28 of that Act, set aside a decision of the Commission to issue, amend or renew a licence or refer such a decision back to the Commission for reconsideration and hearing;
(i) specify that a person shall not carry on a broadcasting undertaking, other than an online undertaking, unless they do so in accordance with a licence or they are exempt from the requirement to hold a licence;
(j) harmonize the punishments for offences under Part II of that Act and clarify that a due diligence defence applies to the existing offences set out in that Act; and
(k) allow for the imposition of administrative monetary penalties for violations of certain provisions of that Act or of the Accessible Canada Act.
The enactment also makes related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-10s:
This is a computer-generated summary of the speeches below. Usually it’s accurate, but every now and then it’ll contain inaccuracies or total fabrications.
Bill C-10 aims to modernize the Broadcasting Act, ensuring fair contributions from web giants, promoting Canadian content creation, and updating regulations for the digital era while addressing freedom of expression concerns.
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Motions in AmendmentBroadcasting ActGovernment Orders
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
We are at the time where we have to end the debate, so I would like to allow the hon. member to respond quickly.
The member for Nanaimo—Ladysmith has time for a brief response.
Paul Manly Green Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC
Madam Speaker, I had a lot of frustration in the committee process, listening to the Conservatives go on and on and on for an hour at a time about what Canadian content is and how one figures that out. I read them the act, which I just read here, and the regulations on how one determines whether music is Canadian content and whether a video or a film production is Canadian content. It is such a simple system: check, check, check, check, and boom, it is done. As well—
Motions in AmendmentBroadcasting ActGovernment Orders
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
Unfortunately, we are out of time. I do apologize.
It being 10:08 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today, it is my duty to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of the report stage of the bill now before the House.
The hon. member for Drummond on a point of order.
Martin Champoux Bloc Drummond, QC
Madam Speaker, the Bloc Québécois did not get its turn to rise in this debate. I think there must have been some mistake.
Motions in AmendmentBroadcasting ActGovernment Orders
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
I apologize, but only one hour was provided for debate. It depends on the manner in which the debate unfolds. Right now, we need to move on to the votes.
The question is on Motion No. 1.
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.
Motions in AmendmentBroadcasting ActGovernment Orders
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
The recorded division on the motion stands deferred.
The question is on Motion No. 2. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 3, 9 and 11. A negative vote on Motion No. 2 requires the question to be put on Motion No. 10.
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.
Motions in AmendmentBroadcasting ActGovernment Orders
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
The recorded division on the motion stands deferred.
The question is on Motion No. 4. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 6, 12, 14, 16, 17, 20 and 21.
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
Motions in AmendmentBroadcasting ActGovernment Orders
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
The recorded division on the motion stands deferred.
The question is on Motion No. 5. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 7, 15, 19 and 23. A negative vote on Motion No. 5 requires the question to be put on Motion No. 8.
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
Motions in AmendmentBroadcasting ActGovernment Orders
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
The recorded division on the motion stands deferred.
The question is on Motion No. 13.
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands.
Motions in AmendmentBroadcasting ActGovernment Orders
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
The recorded division on the motion stands deferred.
The question is on Motion No. 18.
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
The hon. member for Drummond.
