Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my opposition colleague for her question. The pandemic has shown that we indeed have a great capacity for immigration, the ability to readjust in dealing with this pandemic and to take action. Even though the borders were closed, even though Government of Ca

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for this question, which is crucial to our creators and to the production and distribution of domestic content in French. This will happen through serious contributions by the tech giants to our national production. I am committed to being an al

Latin American Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, October has been celebrated as Latin American Heritage Month in Canada since 2018. More than 400,000 people of Latin American heritage contribute to the social, cultural, economic and political fabric of this country. On that note, I want to honour the dedication o

Brayan Yambo and Dilan Yambo  Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to draw attention to the impact of this pandemic on the most vulnerable in our society. Every day I see people in Hochelaga overcome challenges and be resilient, innovative and determined, especially twin brothers Brayan and Dilan Yambo. The Yamb

Hochelaga  Mr. Speaker, last week was Small Business Week. To help SMEs, our government has provided financial assistance through things like the Canada emergency business account, the Canada emergency wage subsidy, the Canada united small business relief fund, which offers grants of up to

Bills of Exchange Act  Mr. Speaker, I abstained from the previous vote, but I will vote in favour of this motion.

Sustainable Development  Mr. Speaker, Montreal East has an exceptional potential for development. In the coming years, we will have major opportunities to develop former industrial sites while preserving the environment. In Hochelaga, hundreds of residents have come together to save the Boisé Steinberg,

Housing in Hochelaga  Madam Speaker, last week, I had the opportunity to talk to representatives from Maison Oxygène, an organization in Hochelaga that provides support to fathers. This year, Maison Oxygène celebrated its 30th anniversary. Every year, it provides shelter and support to more than 50 f

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Davenport. Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to debate Bill C-10 and the measures it contains to support francophone creators and French-language content. Our government is the first since 1991 to modernize the

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, the bill we are studying today aims to give the CRTC the regulatory powers it needs to better invest in Canadian creators. That is what is in the bill before us today.

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my opposition colleague for her question. I would like to remind her that our government is the first in 30 years to have invested so much in culture in Canada, particularly in Quebec. We doubled the budget of the Canada Council for the Arts. We reinvested

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I would like to remind him that we have an agency, the CRTC, that has been enforcing regulations to protect the creative sector and other local sectors since 1928. It is the best tool we have right now to ensure that, in the fu

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Once again, I think that it is important to give the CRTC the powers it needs to regulate what the web giants are doing so that we can reinvest in our creators and productions. The most important thing for the future is to inc

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very important question. I would like to share with her some comments made by the ADISQ and the AQPM: ...it would be hard to include percentages in the legislation and...it would be better to debate the best conditions to impose on broa

Broadcasting Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech today. I remind her that an order in council requires licence holders to be controlled by Canadian interests, and this order will not be affected by the bill. My question for her is the following. Would my colleague prefer that