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View Steven Guilbeault Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, we welcome the recommendations from this independent panel. I will be happy to sit with members of the opposition to look at the bill we will put on the table in the very near future.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague that the court challenges program is a fully independent, non-political program.
We have no role to play in allocating funds or defining the eligibility criteria for the program. The decision is made by a committee of independent experts who ensure that the program is administered impartially and independently.
It seems to me that my colleague should understand the concept of independence.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague of some of the things the Bloc Québécois has said about the court challenges program, which include the following, and I quote: “That instrument has proven itself and has made it possible not only to make gains, but also to have rights that were theirs recognized.”
Also with regard to the same program, the Bloc Québécois said that it was a major tool for communities to combat assimilation and loss of language.
Finally, according to the Bloc Québécois, the court challenges program is an ally in the fight against anyone trying to destroy the francophone minority fibre in this country.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, my colleague shared some erroneous information. The English Montreal School Board has not received any funding from that program.
I never thought I would have to rise in the House and give a lesson on a concept as important as independence. Independence means having no connection to someone else, not being accountable, much like the court challenges program, which is independent. Sovereignty is when someone can do what they want, like the court challenges program, which is sovereign. Separation is when someone is far away, divided, separated, like the—
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, our government believes in a strong, free and independent press. The report we received last week from an independent panel specifically excluded news media from licensing requirements.
I want to be clear on our intentions: Our government will not impose licensing requirements on news organizations, nor will we regulate news content.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, there seems to be quite a bit of confusion among members of the Conservative party. On one side, the member for Durham said the report would be dead on arrival. On the other side, the member for Calgary Nose Hill said the report does not go far enough and promotes the status quo.
I am happy, however, that the member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, for his part, shows a balanced position to work with us to promote Canadian culture, which is what we want to do on this side of the House.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, our government will always support a strong, free and independent press. My colleague from Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis said last week that the report was interesting and that he welcomed it.
Unlike the Conservatives, we will work to ensure that our cultural policy is not defined in Hollywood, but rather here, by Canadians and Quebeckers.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, the report, done by an independent body, which we received last week specifically said that news media should be exempted from licence requirements. Let me be clear on our intentions. Our government will not plan to impose licensing requirements on news organizations. We will—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, our government will always support a strong, free and independent press. Let me repeat what I have already said. The report we received from an independent panel recommends that news media be exempted for licence requirements. I want to be clear about our intentions: Our government will not impose licensing requirements on news organizations, nor will we regulate news content.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, there seems to be some confusion on the other side of the House between members of the Conservative Party. On the one hand, mere hours after the report was published, the member for Durham declared that he would throw it in the garbage.
On the other hand, the member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis was very open to working with us and we are pleased with that.
We believe that the Yale report will make a significant contribution to the development of a new ecosystem for the protection of Canadian cultural content.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, we thank the Yale panel for the ambitious work it took on over the past 18 months and for the report it presented yesterday. We will carefully review the 97 recommendations it made on telecommunications, broadcasting and online content. Our government is committed to supporting this sector in Canada.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Sydney—Victoria for his excellent question.
This government is committed to reconciliation with indigenous peoples. That is why our government is investing to strengthen and revitalize indigenous languages.
Our government created the first Indigenous Languages Act in the history of Canada. That is one more step toward reconciliation.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, our world-class public servants do incredible work for Canadians and we thank them for their efforts.
Employees at the Ministry of Canadian Heritage work under a specific set of rules stated in its code of conduct. This is in addition to the rules of the Public Service Commission set out for all civil servants.
There is an ongoing grievance on this specific case and we cannot further comment.
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Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question.
I would like to take a moment to thank the voters of Laurier—Sainte-Marie who did me the great honour of choosing me to represent them in the House. I also want to congratulate you on your election, Mr. Speaker.
I want to reassure my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie. Our position is clear: anyone who profits from the system must contribute to it. We must protect our culture online, like everywhere else. Our laws predate the Internet, and we made a commitment to update them. That is what we will do. We made a commitment to do so in the first year of our term.
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