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House Hansard - 37

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 28, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • Feb/28/22 5:14:36 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, the crux of this legislation is that streaming platforms have access to our market in Canada, but do not have any responsibility to pay for our content creators, our artists and our performers, and this act is there to help with our performers. I have heard Conservatives across the way saying that this is the government reaching in, when really it is the government giving tools to the CRTC to be able to support our industries. Could the member talk about how the governance actually works between the Government of Canada, the CRTC and the market?
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Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • Feb/28/22 5:46:50 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I was very interested to hear the hon. member across the way, especially given his background in broadcasting. However, I did not hear what I was listening for in his speech. My question is about the support of our artists and creators, the people who bring the content to broadcasters, whether in radio or streaming services. There is a value gap. They are simply not paid for the value they create. The act would be put in place to address that and to bring support to our artists and creators. Could the hon. member comment on how the act could improve the lives of artists and creators in Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • Feb/28/22 6:08:50 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I think the member across the way has nailed it. The value that our artists bring to us in what they do for our communities and their discoverability is something we should be paying for as we need artists to continue to create for us. Could the hon. member comment on how the American streaming systems do not always find Canadian artists, such as we would find in Quebec or in the rest of Canada?
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