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Lori Idlout

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Nunavut
  • Nunavut
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $178,285.32

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Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Jun/20/23 8:01:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Uqaqtittiji, in 2020, $9.7 billion of online advertising revenue was generated. Out of that $9.7 billion, Google and Facebook benefited, receiving 80% of this revenue. I would like to ask the hon. member if she could explain why her party consistently neglects to protect small start-up independent online publishers and news media outlets in Canada over online giants like Google and Facebook.
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Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Mar/27/23 9:05:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Uqaqtittiji, in 2020, one in four people working in the cultural sector lost their job, but Netflix's revenues increased by over 22% in that same year. Does the member agree that we need this legislation to equalize the playing field in online streaming?
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Context: House Hansard - 160 - Feb/14/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/14/23 3:44:24 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, allowing big polluters off the hook needs to stop. Does the member agree that as a way to do this there needs to be taxation on big oil, which keeps having record profits? Does the member agree that in order to make sure we are coming up with better solutions, more revenue needs to be put into the Canada revenue?
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Context: House Hansard - 160 - Feb/14/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/14/23 3:27:51 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, the Liberals have voted against an excess profits tax on oil and gas that would make them pay what they owe. Despite their promises to end fossil fuel subsidies, they have increased them even though big oil is showing record profits. When will the government extend the Canada revenue dividend to big oil so those profits could be used to help families?
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Context: House Hansard - 160 - Feb/14/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/14/23 1:01:07 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, if the government had extended the Canada recovery dividend to stores like Loblaws and the oil and gas sector, it would have generated $4.3 billion in revenue. Can the member say that the Liberal government will learn from the Parliamentary Budget Officer and extend that recovery dividend to such box stores?
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Context: House Hansard - 147 - Dec/13/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Dec/13/22 4:31:30 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Uqaqtittiji, what I do like about this bill is it would provide a role for the CRTC to assist in the negotiation process between web giants and other providers. As I mentioned earlier, web giants are showing profits in revenue of $9.7 billion a year, so they can take advantage any way they want. There are smaller broadcaster platforms that do not have that same revenue, that need the assistance for the negotiation process that is so important and critically needed. A great place for it to go is to the CRTC to make sure there is fairness. Does the member not agree that fairness is absolutely necessary?
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Context: House Hansard - 147 - Dec/13/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Dec/13/22 4:17:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Uqaqtittiji, the member talks about the slice of the pie. In 2020, big online web giants gained $9.7 billion in online advertising. That is the size of the pie we are talking about, and Google and Facebook benefited from 80% of that revenue. Because smaller online platforms such as Isuma TV and Nunavut TV do not have the same negotiability that Google and Facebook have, the bill is quite important to those smaller platforms. Does the member not agree that those supports for those smaller platforms are needed to fight against big platforms such as Google and Facebook, which are making at least $9.7 billion a year in advertising revenue?
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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Dec/6/22 3:35:06 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Uqaqtittiji, I am going to ask the member a similar question I have asked other members. Given the context that, as we all know, some major corporations are making major profits, windfall taxes on corporations like Loblaws and oil companies need to happen, because the people he talked about are the ones who are suffering the most. Revenues from windfall taxes could go upward of $4.3 billion, if this kind of windfall tax was put on corporations like Loblaws and oil and gas companies. Does the member agree these major corporations need to pay their fair share of taxes?
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/15/22 1:44:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Uqaqtittiji, Food Banks Canada said that nearly 1.5 million visits were made to food banks this year. This is a 15% increase from the previous year. At the same time, the revenue of Loblaws was $12.12 billion. I say these two figures because I wonder where the food banks got their groceries. I am sure they bought them from Loblaws. Does the member not agree that the Canada recovery dividend needs to be extended to these kinds of for-profit corporations?
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Jun/13/22 6:24:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Uqaqtittiji, since the beginning of the pandemic, our cultural workers have been losing jobs and income. In 2020, one in four people working in the cultural sector lost their jobs. Netflix's revenue increased by over 22% in the same year, yet the Conservatives plan to stand in the way of cultural workers. Does the member believe that Netflix is not making enough profit to pay its fair share to cultural workers?
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • Jun/13/22 4:52:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, that is an excellent question. I think there would continue to be unfair competition. It is just too difficult for indigenous providers to be on the same level of competition against mainstream providers like Netflix, which have millions in revenue that these indigenous providers do not have access to. I hope that answers your question.
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Context: House Hansard - 37 - Feb/28/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/28/22 3:35:12 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Qujannamiik, Uqaqtittiji. For many years our broadcasters and cultural workers have been losing revenue and suffering from unfair competition from web giants. That is why the NDP sees this bill as a good first step to levelling the playing field and making the web giants pay their fair share. Does the MP intend to put an end to this injustice or, rather, protect the profits of the web giants?
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