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House Hansard - 247

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 6, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 247 - Nov/6/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/6/23 2:26:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by saying that my thoughts are with the workers and their families who are affected by this terrible news as the holiday season approaches. We know that the media has been in crisis for over a decade. Unfortunately, the world of telecommunications and the world of journalism in general have been undergoing major changes since the advent of digital platforms. Obviously, we will continue to work with our Bloc Québécois and NDP colleagues to do everything we can to address this issue because journalism is our cultural industry. It is essential for our democracy and our society.
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Context: House Hansard - 247 - Nov/6/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/6/23 2:27:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I share my colleague's concerns. That is why we first introduced a bill to modernize the Broadcasting Act in 2020. Unfortunately, since 2020, the Conservatives have been obstructing efforts to modernize our audiovisual landscape and news media. Still today, they continue to say that we want to censor Canadians when we really want to promote quality journalism across the country and a creative industry that is vital to our democracy and all of society.
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Context: House Hansard - 247 - Nov/6/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/6/23 3:05:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague is absolutely right. Last week, Canada welcomed the President of Switzerland on Canadian soil for the first time ever. My colleague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, signed a modernized audiovisual co-production treaty with President Berset. The treaty will help increase the number of film, television and video projects produced in collaboration, with much bigger budgets. This is excellent news for our creators in Canada and for the entire audiovisual industry, whose work is world class. We will continue to support our audiovisual sector because we know how important it is to Canada.
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