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View Steven Guilbeault Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. I have a lot of respect for him but, in all honesty, I am a little surprised by the NDP's position on this matter.
Thousands of artists across the country signed a petition. The signers include francophone artists, anglophone artists, indigenous artists, and artists from racialized communities, as well as cultural organizations like the Canadian Independent Music Association, which testified before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Like many other organizations, CIMA, which is headed by a former member of the NDP, is asking that we pass Bill C-10 as soon as possible.
However, the NDP is siding with the Conservatives to deprive artists of $70 million a month. I never thought I would see such a thing. I am speechless.
Monsieur le Président, je remercie mon collègue de sa question. J'ai beaucoup de respect pour lui, mais, en toute honnêteté, je suis un peu sidéré par la position du NPD dans ce dossier.
Plusieurs milliers d'artistes d'un bout à l'autre du pays ont signé une pétition: francophones, anglophones, autochtones ou issus de communautés racialisées, sans oublier les organisations culturelles. Je pense notamment à la Canadian Independant Music Association, venue témoigner au Comité permanent du patrimoine canadien. Comme beaucoup d'autres organisations, cette association, pilotée par un ancien membre du NPD, demande l'adoption du projet de loi C-10 le plus rapidement possible.
Or, le NPD est en train de s'associer aux conservateurs pour priver les artistes de 70 millions de dollars par mois, ce que je n'aurais jamais cru voir. Je suis sans mot.
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