Mr. Speaker, we are very proud of what we have done for artists in our 2015 budget.
We have had all sorts of feedback, and with the indulgence of the House, I would like to quote some of it.
To start with, Graham Henderson from Music Canada said the following:
By proposing to extend the term of copyright in recorded music, [the] Prime Minister...and the Government of Canada have demonstrated a real understanding of music’s importance to the Canadian economy.
Randy Bachman said that the Prime Minister was “taking care of business”. We will take no advice from the NDP—