Evidence of meeting #135 for Canadian Heritage in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was work.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
Not that CBC would be worse or better than anybody else, but it's the first time I've heard this.
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Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, CPC
It's not to be against CBC. We just want to ensure that creators are fairly compensated, and CBC should be the crown jewel and doing it right. We're using—
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Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, CPC
Yes, and we should ensure that they're treating creators fairly.
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Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, CPC
They should be an example, not the exception, because they're getting over a billion dollars of taxpayers' money every year. All we want to ensure is that the CBC does it right. I think, from my perspective, it's your job to ensure that the CBC follows the rules and is the crown jewel of how it should be done, and not go to the lowest denominator with, “Yes, that's okay; it's like everyone else.” They should be held—
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Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
We always go for the best.
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Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, CPC
They should be held to a higher standard, because they're getting taxpayers' dollars.
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Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
I think that you, the members of the committee, have a very big task ahead of you to make sure that we have a good revision and a good copyright bill.
I also want to thank you for all the work you do in that sense.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin
That brings you to the end of your time, because it was a five-minute round this time.
I would really like to thank the minister for coming to speak with us.
We now are going to have to do our final bit
As announced by the government House leader on Thursday, November 29, today is the final allotted day in the supply period ending December 10, which had not been scheduled at the time the committee agreed to study the supplementary estimates.
Therefore, pursuant to Standing Order 81(5), the votes referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage were deemed reported back to the House on Thursday, November 29, 2018, upon the adjournment of the House. This study has therefore taken place under Standing Order 108(2).
This brings this meeting to an end.
The meeting is adjourned.