Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act  Madam Speaker, it is ironic that the Conservative Party would ask my colleague, of all its MPs, to ask me a question because he was one of the MPs who initially criticized the bill for not going far enough, saying that this bill needed to include companies like YouTube. When we d

Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act  Madam Speaker, I think that my colleague, unlike some of his colleagues in the Bloc Québécois, has not followed the evolution of Bill C-10. I would like to remind him that Bill C-10 is based on a consultation and the ensuing report, which was released in early 2020. If we do the

Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act  moved: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C‑10, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, shall be disposed of as follows: (a) the bill may be taken up at rep

Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act  Madam Speaker, if we really want to understand where we are, we have to look at where we started. Bill C‑10 came out of the work of the Yale commission, which worked on this for nearly a year and a half. The commission was created by my predecessors. It travelled across the coun

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Northwest Territories for his tireless advocacy on this issue. Language is at the heart of cultural identity. It shapes who we are and our perspective. When we speak our language, we share stories, pass on knowledge and create bo

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel for her ongoing support for the arts. The member for Lethbridge should apologize to the House for her shameful remarks because she made them both outside the House and in the House. Canadians are proud of our arts co

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I would just like to point out that the name of the department in French is “le ministère du Patrimoine”, not “Heritage”. More to the point, I want to acknowledge that I was having technical problems that I spent several minutes unsuccessfully trying to resolve with

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, according to the member for Lethbridge, “That arts fund actually goes toward a very niche group of artists that are stuck in the early 1990s because they haven't managed to be competitive on new platforms”. She added, “These artists are not able to make a living off

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. The answer to his question is very simple. No, we cannot afford to waste any more time before passing Bill C-10. Every month that goes by costs our artists, musicians and technicians $70 million. We are losing $70 million

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I completely agree with my hon. colleague. The comments made by the member for Lethbridge are unacceptable. She must apologize to the House. The Leader of the Opposition must also apologize to the House. I am curious to know whether, according to the member for Leth

House debate  Mr. Speaker, what I find unexplainable is the fact that throughout the question and preamble of my hon. colleague he did not mention artists once, not once. Yes, there is a sense of urgency that I am feeling and that our government is feeling regarding the adoption of Bill C-10

House debate  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I almost thought she was going to congratulate the Department of Canadian Heritage for its excellent work, but maybe next time. She is quite familiar with the realities of artists since she is part of the arts and culture commu

House debate  Mr. Speaker, since the last time the Broadcasting Act was reformed, we have seen the important and ever-increasing role of platforms on the television, movie and certainly on the music side of things. Our laws and regulations simply have not adapted to this new environment, which

House debate  Mr. Speaker, I did try to answer my hon. colleague's question many times. Maybe it is not the answer he wanted to hear, but I have tried time and again to answer the question. What we want is an obligation of results. That is what we are looking for. It is what we are aiming for.

House debate  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. He referred to an estimate put forward in committee by Canadian Heritage about the expected outcomes in terms of funding for the arts and culture sector from web giants. This would be around $830 million per year. If we do