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House Hansard - 32

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 16, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Feb/16/22 4:41:40 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for his speech and his willingness to quickly reintroduce this bill that is so important to Quebec's industry. In Quebec, there is a high demand for French-language made-in-Quebec that is tailored to Quebeckers' tastes. However, industry players are deeply concerned about the intense pressure of the rising cost of local production and the ability to pay the production crew. They have to compete with big corporations like Netflix, which have extremely deep pockets. By putting everyone on the same footing, we are forgetting the principles that were listed in the minister's speech, the principles of equity for smaller broadcasters that will not be able to keep spending the way they are now to support Quebec creators. There are two messages here: the importance of local broadcasters in our system, but also the matter of taxing Netflix just like everybody else. Did the minister think about excluding the second part from his bill? Why was that not done?
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