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Rachael Thomas

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Lethbridge
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $131,565.29

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Context: House Hansard - 257 - Nov/28/23
Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Nov/28/23 1:54:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for the sake of the farmers who pay into that union, I would ask the member to table the document that professes what he says it professes, because I am doubtful that it exists. Living in a farming community, I have not had one single person come to me to say they want the carbon tax to stay. My request is simple. I would ask the member to table the document. Then I would be happy to concede.
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Context: House Hansard - 166 - Mar/8/23
Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Mar/8/23 6:19:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, again, I would just remind the House who said that. A big union said that, at the behest of traditional broadcasters. Of course they want this bill. It supports them. It results in dollars in their pockets. It results in keeping them alive. Of course they want this bill. Is it artists who are saying that they want this bill? Nope, they are not. Individual artists do not want this bill.
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Context: House Hansard - 166 - Mar/8/23
Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Mar/8/23 6:17:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I actually really appreciate the opportunity to extend a sincere apology. I used the word “artists”. All of that was not quoted exactly correctly, but nevertheless I will own the notion. I used the word “artists” and I really should not have. I regret that. Those artists are working hard to create fantastic content for this country, and I respect that deeply. What this bill comes down to is actually the traditional broadcasters and the big union bosses. Unfortunately, I do not think those two entities are fighting rightly on behalf of artists, the tremendous work they are putting into developing themselves, and their incredible talent and ability to grow themselves and be successful based on their own merit. I do not think we give that enough weight. I wish we would. I wish we would—
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