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House Hansard - 167

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 9, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Mar/9/23 1:56:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, every single day in this House the Conservatives are playing defence for megacorporations that seek to dodge the payments that Canadians deserve. This bill would level the playing field for indigenous, Black and other minority groups in Canada that need to ensure the productions they create, whether they are stories, art or music, can actually have a chance to succeed in this country. Conservatives continue to defend Netflix, Disney+ and these megacorporations that would seek to take money out of our economy to ensure these companies have the ability to continue to flood our market. Why do they continue to play defence for them every single day?
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Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Mar/9/23 5:23:29 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Nunavut, who is good friend, colleague and strong member of the New Democratic Party. I want to thank her for her tremendous work in ensuring that the digital kind of media, both audio and visual work, of indigenous people is valued, heard in this place and truly funded, governed and regulated in such a way that it brings to light the incredible contributions of indigenous artists. Would the member like to highlight some of the remarkable artists in her riding of Nunavut who are contributing to the arts in phenomenal ways?
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Context: House Hansard - 167 - Mar/9/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais
  • Mar/9/23 5:26:19 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for highlighting some of the important organizations. I want to mention that corporations, particularly American-owned corporations like Disney+, Netflix and some of the other major producers and streaming services, would seek to ensure that they are not regulated and would not have to contribute to our existing art scene here in Canada. However, this legislation would give that regulation to ensure that Canadian content is present on those services. It is an important piece of Canadiana. It something we see on our cable television, something that is required for our radio, but it is not something that is required on our streaming services. We also see Conservatives continuously defend these corporations, which otherwise would see finances derived from their profits go to the small producers and artists across the country. Could the member speak to how important it is to support artists on the ground, grassroots artists, and to ensure that they have the financial ability to do that?
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