Steven Guilbeault

[Canadian Heritage, February 3rd, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, nor will we regulate news content.

[Canadian Heritage, February 3rd, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, the report, done by an independent body, which we received last week specifically said that news media should be exempted from licence requirements. Let me be clear on our intentions. Our government will not plan to impose licensing requirements on news organizations. We will—

[Canadian Heritage, February 3rd, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, our government will always support a strong, free and independent press. My colleague from Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis said last week that the report was interesting and that he welcomed it.

Unlike the Conservatives, we will work to ensure that our cultural policy is not defined in Hollywood, but rather here, by Canadians and Quebeckers.

[Canadian Heritage, January 30th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we thank the Yale panel for the ambitious work it took on over the past 18 months and for the report it presented yesterday. We will carefully review the 97 recommendations it made on telecommunications, broadcasting and online content. Our government is committed to supporting this sector in Canada.

[Canadian Heritage, January 30th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, there seems to be some confusion on the other side of the House between members of the Conservative Party. On the one hand, mere hours after the report was published, the member for Durham declared that he would throw it in the garbage.

On the other hand, the member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis was very open to working with us and we are pleased with that.

We believe that the Yale report will make a significant contribution to the development of a new ecosystem for the protection of Canadian cultural content.

[Indigenous Affairs, January 27th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Sydney—Victoria for his excellent question.

This government is committed to reconciliation with indigenous peoples. That is why our government is investing to strengthen and revitalize indigenous languages.

Our government created the first Indigenous Languages Act in the history of Canada. That is one more step toward reconciliation.

[Canadian Heritage, December 12th, 2019]

Mr. Speaker, our world-class public servants do incredible work for Canadians and we thank them for their efforts.

Employees at the Ministry of Canadian Heritage work under a specific set of rules stated in its code of conduct. This is in addition to the rules of the Public Service Commission set out for all civil servants.

There is an ongoing grievance on this specific case and we cannot further comment.

[Canadian Heritage, December 9th, 2019]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question.

I would like to take a moment to thank the voters of Laurier—Sainte-Marie who did me the great honour of choosing me to represent them in the House. I also want to congratulate you on your election, Mr. Speaker.

I want to reassure my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie. Our position is clear: anyone who profits from the system must contribute to it. We must protect our culture online, like everywhere else. Our laws predate the Internet, and we made a commitment to update them. That is what we will do. We made a commitment to do so in the first year of our term.