Thank you.
The motion that I wish to move is as follows:
Given the amount of outstanding work at this committee, the committee instruct the chair to schedule five meetings between July 8 and September 13 to address reports that consumers may face higher prices after streaming giants are told to invest $200 million in Canadian film, TV and music, and the impact this will have, the minister’s outstanding appearance on anti-racism and other matters deemed relevant by the committee.
The reason I'm moving this motion is that this committee certainly has quite a few things on the docket that are outstanding. There's nothing that precludes us as individuals here at this committee from working over the summer. My suggestion is that we would then take on five meetings from July 8 to September 13.
Let me give some examples. Bill C-11, of course, threatens the choice and reasonable prices that Canadians have with regard to access to streaming. The slowness with which regulations are rolling out from the CRTC does need to be looked into. The impact that those regulations are going to have, not only on Canadians as consumers but also on stakeholders, is really important for this committee to better understand.
In addition to that, we have a motion that was brought forward by Ms. Ashton, asking for the minister to come concerning the anti-racism strategy. It was agreed to at this committee that we would try to do that as soon as possible. That is something that could be done over the summer.
Furthermore, the CBC CEO, Ms. Catherine Tait, was here earlier, about six weeks ago. She stated to us that the board for the CBC would be meeting this month, June, in order to determine the bonuses that would be given to executives. Of course, I think this committee has great interest in knowing what the final decision is concerning those bonuses. That decision, of course, will be made in June, and then they're supposed to be dished out in July. We would have the opportunity to bring her forward as the CEO for the CBC and to ask her questions with regard to that decision-making process, therefore allowing for transparency and accountability concerning the 1.4 billion taxpayer dollars that go towards the CBC every year.
These are just a few of the reasons it would be a good idea for us as a committee to meet over the summer. I am therefore moving this motion.