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Martin Champoux

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
Bloc Québécois

Drummond
Quebec
Voting Attendance: 68%
Expenses Last Quarter: $108,134.67

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Context: House Hansard - 176 - Mar/30/23

Mar/30/23 12:28:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yes, absolutely. My colleague asked an excellent question. It is not only the Liberal government. We had a Conservative government before this one, and we know that the Conservatives are not big on culture, so we cannot expect too much from them. The cultural industry's alarm bells went off in the early 2000s. There was already an urgent need to regulate digital technology at that time, but the CRTC refused to do so. Governments should have stepped up and done something long before now. It might even be too late in some sectors. Dozens of businesses in the cultural sector have unfortunately already disappeared. Radio and television stations have had to close. In short, that is a great question, and the answer is yes.

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Context: House Hansard - 164 - Mar/6/23

Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)

Mar/6/23 4:51:21 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-26

Madam Speaker, I commend my Conservative colleague for his speech. We have heard concerns about the fact that legislating in this manner and governing essential cybersecurity infrastructure could have an impact on the freedom of expression of Quebeckers and Canadians. I would like to ask my colleague whether he believes it is possible to implement such legislation so that we can regulate and govern essential cybersecurity infrastructure as needed while protecting freedom of expression. I would like to hear his thoughts on that.

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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22

Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)

May/12/22 1:26:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I completely agree. I believe that the Bloc Québécois has already stated several times that we will support this motion to create this committee. However, there is something that I find to be somewhat paradoxical. I draw a parallel with Bill C-11. The Conservatives are arguing that we must not regulate the Internet, and that we must be careful not to put up barriers in the free market of the Internet. However, one of their reasons for creating this committee is to study the concern or fear that the Chinese Communist Party could be meddling with the Canadian population, the Asian population in particular. I would like my colleague to comment on that. Where exactly is the logic in that? Why can we not regulate the Internet in the case of web giants dominating the broadcasting market, but we could do it to curb possible Chinese interference in Canadian communities?

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Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22

Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)

Mar/29/22 1:44:16 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-11

Madam Speaker, I can see that some of my colleagues on the other side of the House still have some things to say. I thank and commend my colleague from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for his speech. I completely agree with him. Quebec and Canada have had some massive success stories precisely because our broadcasting system promotes content created by Quebeckers and Canadians. Many artists have enjoyed successful careers in Quebec, in Canada and abroad because of the CRTC's broadcasting rules. There are a lot of benefits, but there are also some pitfalls. One such pitfall that we hear about quite a bit is regulation of social media, and I think this aspect has been adequately addressed in Bill C‑11. The Minister of Canadian Heritage clearly stated that he did not want to regulate content generated by users, by the private individuals who use platforms like YouTube, TikTok and so on. These creators have, however, expressed some concerns about the wording of this bill in its current form. Does my colleague think that we could review the wording of Bill C‑11 to satisfy and reassure these creators, who are becoming more and more of a presence in our broadcasting system?

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