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House Hansard - 173

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 27, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23
Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Mar/27/23 1:24:38 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, what the hon. member has left out of his statement is the fact that the Quebec government, under Premier Legault, has written an open letter to the Liberal government pointing out that it is censorship. That is an interesting fact that the hon. member might want to include next time, because his premier would like to see the bill looked at in committee. The premier is very concerned that Bill C-11 would put the CRTC and cabinet in charge of dictating what French culture is. I believe that is called “censorship”, is it not? Further to that, Premier Legault is concerned that the CRTC and cabinet would control the extent to which the French language and culture is given space online. Quebec actually thinks that it should have the power to determine that for itself. Why does Quebec think it should have the power to do that for itself and is concerned about Bill C-11? Because it is censorship and because the Liberal government has the intent of censoring what content is and is not available online and to what extent that content is French and upholds French culture. Therefore, in fact, it is censorship, and I would invite that hon. member to speak to his premier and understand those concerns better.
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Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23
The Speaker
  • Mar/27/23 2:35:33 p.m.
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I want to remind hon. members to use their language judiciously and try to respect and not mock or criticize each other. The hon. Minister of Housing.
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