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House Hansard - 87

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Jun/13/22 12:14:48 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, as a proud Franco‑Albertan, the first to be a member of the federal cabinet here in Canada, I am embarrassed that only 5% of content in Canada is in French. What we are trying to do with this bill is boost content from francophone creators, have content from people who are francophone, franco-queer or franco‑curious, hear the voices of first nations people who are also francophone, and have francophone people with disabilities create shows we can watch, while having broadcasters pay for all the good work of these creators. We had this debate in committee. It is time to move this bill forward.
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Jun/13/22 12:20:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her very good question. With only 5% of content coming from francophone creators, we have work to do and progress to make. With Bill C‑11, we are updating the CRTC program and focusing on racialized people, members of the LGBTQ+ community, indigenous peoples, francophone creators and people with disabilities. This bill will open up the CRTC to accommodate more people. The act has not been updated since 1991. I had hair back then. That is an indication of how old the framework under which the CRTC operates is. It is time to update it in order to help francophones, francophiles, the franco-curious, anglophones and people across the country who simply want to create good content, and to ensure that the platforms pay their fair share.
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Jun/13/22 6:22:46 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech. From what I understood from it, she is saying that Bill C-11 protects those who have yet to adapt to new approaches, the new digital reality. Is my colleague aware that Quebec francophone culture, with 8.6 million people, must still have some sort of protection in this ocean of 350 million anglophones that is the Americas? I would like to hear her thoughts on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Martin Champoux
  • Jun/13/22 7:06:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, we both started our careers in radio, but I have to say that I started a few years before you. I know that is somewhat hard to believe. I would like to congratulate my colleague on the progress he is making in learning French. Last year, it was much more difficult for him to speak French. He just asked me a question entirely in French and I congratulate him. It is not a secret. We talk about it often in the House. French in general is at risk and in decline, and it must be protected. It is true for the French language in everyday life, but it applies even more so to francophone culture. We are a francophone island in the sea of North America, and we are being invaded by American culture. We must protect francophone culture as best we can, especially Quebec culture, but francophone culture across Canada also. With bills such as Bill C‑11, we can make this difference and this distinction by protecting our culture.
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