SoVote

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Mar/27/23 7:19:14 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji, I would like to thank the member for mentioning the web giants. I think we all agree that this enabling legislation is important and that they need to pay their fair share. I wonder if the member can tell this House when he thinks this enabling provision will be enacted.

51 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 7:35:46 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji, I, for one, think the last election was super important because, if it were not for that election, I would not be here today, so I am thankful. I do not think it was a useless election, as he says it was. I also want to talk about the great work that CBC has done for Inuit and indigenous reporters. We have great indigenous reporters who CBC has continually promoted, such as Pauline Pemik and Jordan Konek, who have appeared in national CBC shows, so I do appreciate what CBC was done for indigenous journalism. I want to ask the member about online streaming because we have two great indigenous-owned online streaming providers, Isuma TV and Nunavut TV. They are indigenous online streaming providers that are forced to compete against each other. I think that giants, such as Netflix and Disney+, need to help indigenous online streaming providers to get the same airspace because they do not have the same capability to compete against those web giants. I wonder if the member agrees with me.

177 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 8:19:55 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji, I want to ask the member about some celebrities because one of his colleagues was kind enough to mention some mainstream celebrities. These ones are indigenous. Some, he might know: Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Jackson and Tina Keeper. They are well-known celebrities. There are also other independent producers: Nataq Ungalaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Sylvia Ivalu, Tanya Tagaq Gillis and Elisapi. Would the member have known or heard of any of these names if it were not for my mentioning them now? Does he agree that this act is necessary so that we can continue supporting indigenous independent producers like this bill intends to do?

104 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 8:34:17 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji, I do not watch YouTube very much, so I do not know what that reference to Leroy is. I am sure he would have the same response if he watched Isuma TV, which shows great Inuit content, and which is quite disadvantaged at this point because it cannot compete against web giants like Netflix and Disney+. To get to my point, for many years, broadcasters and cultural workers have been losing a lot of revenue and have been suffering from unfair competition from the web giants. Does the member agree there needs to be an end to this kind of injustice and we need to ensure indigenous content providers can get the supports they need by taxing web giants like Netflix and Disney+?

124 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 8:34:17 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji, I do not watch YouTube very much, so I do not know what that reference to Leroy is. I am sure he would have the same response if he watched Isuma TV, which shows great Inuit content, and which is quite disadvantaged at this point because it cannot compete against web giants like Netflix and Disney+. To get to my point, for many years, broadcasters and cultural workers have been losing a lot of revenue and have been suffering from unfair competition from the web giants. Does the member agree there needs to be an end to this kind of injustice and we need to ensure indigenous content providers can get the supports they need by taxing web giants like Netflix and Disney+?

124 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 9:05:01 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji, in 2020, one in four people working in the cultural sector lost their job, but Netflix's revenues increased by over 22% in that same year. Does the member agree that we need this legislation to equalize the playing field in online streaming?

44 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 9:19:25 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji, I am going to read a section of Bill C-11, which reads: (3) This Act shall be construed and applied in a manner that is consistent with (a) the freedom of expression and journalistic, creative and programming independence enjoyed by broadcasting undertakings; I wonder if the member agrees with me that indigenous groups like the Maskwacis, who were mentioned earlier, will not be negatively impacted by this bill.

71 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 10:05:38 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji , I am going to read a section from Bill C-11. It reads: programming that reflects the Indigenous cultures of Canada and programming that is in Indigenous languages should be provided—including through broadcasting undertakings that are carried on by Indigenous persons—within community elements, which are positioned to serve smaller and remote communities, and other elements of the Canadian broadcasting system; Can the member please tell me what is so scary and so concerning about this section?

81 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 10:37:54 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji, it seems obvious that members of the Conservative Party have not read Bill C-11. That is why I keep reading sections of the bill. I am going to read yet another section. It states: provide opportunities to Black and other racialized persons in Canada by taking into account their specific needs and interests, namely, by supporting the production and broadcasting of original programs by and for Black and other racialized communities The way I interpret that is that it both gives a voice to Black and racialized communities and ensures they have opportunities to be heard. I wonder if the member can explain the dichotomy between what he is saying and what is in Bill C-11.

119 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 11:21:20 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji, one of the sections in Bill C-11 says, “the Canadian broadcasting system shall be effectively owned and controlled by Canadians, and it is recognized that it includes foreign broadcasting undertakings that provide programming to Canadians”. Could the member explain how Margaret Atwood might say that this is creeping totalitarianism?

53 words

Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23

Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)

Mar/27/23 11:50:19 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-11

Uqaqtittiji , I think we all know by now that the online streaming act is attempting to update the outdated Broadcasting Act. I will read a quote from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists. It said, “Other countries are taking measures to protect their economy and their cultural sovereignty. Canada must not fall behind. Sovereign countries must have the necessary tools to tell their own stories in the 21st century.” I wonder if the member can respond to that.

83 words