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House Hansard - 37

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 28, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/28/22 3:35:12 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Qujannamiik, Uqaqtittiji. For many years our broadcasters and cultural workers have been losing revenue and suffering from unfair competition from web giants. That is why the NDP sees this bill as a good first step to levelling the playing field and making the web giants pay their fair share. Does the MP intend to put an end to this injustice or, rather, protect the profits of the web giants?
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Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Feb/28/22 6:12:36 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his eloquent speech on culture. That is something we do not hear often enough within these walls. I also liked that he talked about freedom of expression, not in terms of censorship, but rather in terms of the need for artists to express themselves. To do that, they have to be able to earn a living, so it is another form of freedom of expression. I would like to know whether, in terms of revenue or discoverability, artists should rely on the web giants or rather on us, on the government.
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