Mr. Speaker, the trans-Pacific partnership also raises concerns for cultural industries.
The TPP explicitly prevents the government from developing policies to support Canadian content on digital platforms. On one hand, we have a Minister of Canadian Heritage holding consultations on digital media, and on the other hand we have her government signing a treaty that will limit its own capacity to intervene online.
Despite all her fine words, the minister's hands will be tied. However, she promised to protect our cultural diversity in these trade agreements.
How will the minister defend such an absurdity to our cultural industries?