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House Hansard - 255

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 24, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 255 - Nov/24/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/24/23 11:41:15 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I agree with my colleague on the fact that the media is in crisis. That is why we have been there since day one, bringing in new programs to support our news media. We have also modernized the Broadcasting Act. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission—
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Context: House Hansard - 255 - Nov/24/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge
  • Nov/24/23 11:41:50 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, since taking office in 2015, our government has been there to help the entire cultural sector deal with the crisis and the disruption that foreign platforms have brought to the market. That is why we modernized the Broadcasting Act, and the CRTC is currently consulting broadcasters, platforms and people in the cultural industry to see how we can better help our television and radio stations deal with today's reality. This modernization will pay off in the coming weeks and months. We will continue to work with my colleague on these issues.
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Context: House Hansard - 255 - Nov/24/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/24/23 11:43:13 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we did study the Bloc Québécois proposal and discuss it with certain stakeholders in the cultural sector. Unfortunately, the $50‑million emergency fund that the Bloc was proposing will not solve the problem. What will solve the problem in the long term is modernized legislation, which we delivered. The enhanced labour tax credit program, which we modified in the fall economic statement, will also help our newsrooms. We will continue to look at all the solutions. However, one thing everyone in the cultural sector knows is that the Conservatives would have done nothing. They also know that our government has taken action since coming to power in 2015.
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