House Hansard - 92

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

June 20, 2022 11:00AM

Mr. Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, CPC)

Jun/20/22 4:04:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today I am presenting a petition on behalf of constituents in Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon who are calling on the Government of Canada in good faith to negotiate a new air transport agreement with the Government of India to allow for direct flights from Abbotsford, Toronto or Vancouver directly to the Amritsar region of the Punjab. My constituents believe we need to get direct flights in order to improve travel times and support all the people-to-people ties we have between these two regions.

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Mr. Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, CPC)

Jun/20/22 4:39:22 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-11

Mr. Speaker, there are two comments that stood out in that speech. At one point, the member referenced that the bill would not control what people would say, but would only open the door for more Canadian content. In other words, that is the government, through this bill, controlling what people would see on the Internet, even if it is more Canadian content. The member might agree that seeing more Canadian content online is good, but again that is the algorithms taking away choice and determining what Canadians will actually see and be pointed to in their viewing activities on the Internet. Second, I believe that during the committee hearings, Mr. Scott, the head of the CRTC, stated in reference to section 4.2 that this bill “allows the CRTC to prescribe by regulation user-uploaded content subject to very explicit criteria.” How does the member square what the CRTC is already saying about this bill with his words today here in the House?

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Mr. Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, CPC)

Jun/20/22 5:12:57 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-11

Mr. Speaker, when the government put forward the first iteration of the bill in the last Parliament, I received a number of communications from constituents who were concerned about amending the Broadcasting Act. The major issue they had with it were the channels they were forced to pay for when they bought a TV cable package. Does my colleague believe that the Government of Canada is applying a similar type of approach to the Internet that so many Canadians disagree with, when it comes to all of the channels they are forced to pay for just to get basic television in their homes?

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Mr. Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, CPC)

Jun/20/22 6:13:16 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-11

Madam Speaker, earlier in our debate today, the government of Canada outlined that its intent was not to regulate the programs and content that Canadians were viewing online, but simply to open the door to more Canadian content. In other words, it was skirting the question. Mr. Scott, the chair of the CRTC, said during the proceedings that this bill, Bill C-11, would allow the CRTC to prescribe regulation to user-uploaded content. Does the NDP support more oversight over what Canadians want to view, especially as it relates to the arts and culture sector?

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Mr. Brad Vis

Jun/20/22 6:23:35 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-11

Madam Speaker, I have risen on this point of order on more than one occasion already in response to the member for Winnipeg North. Categorizing the Conservative Party as a hard-right political party is not parliamentary language and insinuates that my party is hateful. I kindly ask that the member take back that comment and continue his debate in good faith.

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Mr. Brad Vis

Jun/20/22 6:43:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am just rising on the earlier point of order related to the agreement to extend the hours. Both the Conservative Party and the Bloc have confirmed that they did not agree—

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