Canadian Heritage Committee on Dec. 2nd, 2022

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

Thank you very much, Mr. Méla.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair.

So I suggest we continue with Mr. Housefather's subamendment. I'll propose mine at the beginning of the next meeting.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

That's great. Thank you. That's what I was hoping we would be able to do.

Is there anyone opposed to Mr. Housefather's subamendment?

I know that Mr. Champoux is not. Is there anyone else on the floor?

All right. I see no hands.

[The Clerk]

There's a hand raised on the floor, Dr. Fry.

Yes. Whose is it, please?

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

It's Mrs. Thomas's.

[Rachael Thomas, Conservative, Lethbridge, AB]

Thank you—

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

We are speaking specifically to Mr. Housefather's subamendment.

[Rachael Thomas, Conservative, Lethbridge, AB]

Chair, I'm just looking to Mr. Housefather for some clarification. There's been quite a conversation, and we've bounced among various subamendments. Just to make sure I understand what I'm voting on, perhaps Mr. Housefather could clarify for absolute certainty what his subamendment is.

[Anthony Housefather, Liberal, Mount Royal, QC]

Thank you very much, Rachel.

It's basically to add the word “either” after the word “is”, and to add “and” instead of the comma, so it would read “is either a member of a recognized journalistic association and follows the code of ethics of a recognized journalistic association or”. It just makes it clear that it's one or the other.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Does that answer your question, Mrs. Thomas?

[Rachael Thomas, Conservative, Lethbridge, AB]

It does. Thank you, Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Thank you.

Is there anybody on the floor opposed to this subamendment by Mr. Housefather?

I see that no one is opposed to it.

(Subamendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings)

I don't think we have any other subamendments, because Mrs. Gladu actually withdrew hers.

Go ahead, Peter.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

I do have the subamendment that I'll move—

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

I know, but we don't have time for it right now, Peter, so we can come back to it.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

I'm moving it. We have another minute, so I'm going to move that it be added as a subamendment.

It would add a new subclause 27(1.1) to Bill C‑18, which reads as follows:The code of ethics referred to in subparagraph (1)(b)(iv) must include measures for ensuring that no news content that promotes hatred or misinformation against any identifiable group is produced or made available and that any errors of fact are corrected promptly and in a transparent manner.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Thank you. Perhaps we can deal with that as a first item when we get back to our next meeting, Peter.

Thank you very much. Have a good weekend, everybody.

It is now 15:03, so I will adjourn the meeting.