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House Hansard - 48

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Mrs. Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge, CPC)
  • Mar/29/22 4:20:28 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, the hon. member, during his speech, made a comment about digital-first creators. He said that they will not be captured by this legislation. This is a talking point that is used over and over by the government. It is very clear in the legislation that anything that uses music will be captured, and therefore the CRTC regulations will be applied to those things. TikTok videos, by their very nature, use music. That is how they are created and that is how they are structured. If a TikTok video posted by a digital-first creator has music, then the regulations of the CRTC would be applied to it. I would like the hon. member to help me understand his pretzel logic as it relates to how these TikTok videos might possibly be exempt from the regulatory arm of the CRTC.
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Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Mar/29/22 5:29:29 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, for me, this debate is about equity. Right now, traditional broadcasters are regulated. They have to contribute to Quebec and Canadian culture. All this bill does is extend regulatory enforcement to foreign and online platforms. I do not understand what my colleague wants. Is she saying we should deregulate traditional broadcasters? What does she see as the solution?
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Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Mar/29/22 5:30:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I thank my friend for Thornhill. I have enjoyed our time together on the transport committee, and I listened carefully to her speech. Near the beginning, she indicated that she supports the premise that we should be requiring these platforms and these broadcasters to reinvest in Canadian content creation, that we should level the playing field and that this is a worthy goal. Later, she said she does not believe that regulation can actually result in better or more Canadian content creation, yet we have had regulations in the country that for decades have required organizations and companies to pay into a fund that reinvests in Canadian content creation. Does she feel that those decades of regulatory policy have been all for naught and that we should have avoided that path altogether as a country?
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