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House Hansard - 32

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 16, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 32 - Feb/16/22
Mr. René Villemure
  • Feb/16/22 5:29:22 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Winnipeg North. The industry is, indeed, very much alive, but it is struggling a little and was hard hit by the pandemic. It was actually struggling well before the pandemic. I want to share a story about a friend of mine in the music industry who sells a fair number of albums. He told me that in the past, a successful album would have sold 320,000 copies, then that figure dropped to 100,000 copies, and now success is measured in play counts on Spotify. This platform brings in one-quarter of what earnings would have been. His music has a lot of plays on Spotify, more than 320,000, but he receives just 25% of what he would have originally earned. We must ensure that people in this industry, which is very much alive, no longer have to struggle and can continue to earn a living.
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