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House Hansard - 87

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Sean Casey (Charlottetown, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/22 12:11:38 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, in my riding, the people who contact me about what is going on in Parliament are not particularly interested in the procedural games, the obstructionist tactics, the filibusters and the like. They are more interested in a thriving cultural sector for the creators we have in P.E.I., one that has been particularly hit during the pandemic and one that has great prospects looking forward. What will it mean to the creative sector? What will it mean to the Confederation Centre of the Arts? What will it mean to our performers? That is what people want to know. I would like the minister to speak to that.
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Jun/13/22 1:44:51 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I am so tired of hearing the Conservatives spout lies about Canada's arts industry. I cannot take it any more. I have spent so many nights here working on Bill C-11 until midnight and listening to the same speeches about censorship and freedom of expression, speeches about things that have never been proven, that do not exist. The only place those things exist is in the Conservatives' parallel universe. This nonsense needs to stop. We need to help Canada's arts community. Everyone agrees. If we accept the Conservatives' premise and do not pass Bill C‑11, what is the Conservatives' solution? What will they do? We are not saying that it is perfect. However, if we do not go ahead with Bill C‑11, what will the Conservatives do to help our artists in Quebec and Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Tim Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/22 6:08:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, I have had the privilege of sitting on the heritage committee all through this study, and as an artist myself, I know that we, on this side of the House, are fighting for artists as hard as we can. We have met with almost every major stakeholder of arts groups in the country, and they all support this bill. The opposition is talking about free speech. I would suggest that artists are on the forefront of defending free speech. Everything we do is to make sure we are defending free speech. That is what the arts are a big part of. Can my colleague explain how the opposition somehow thinks every arts organization in Canada is wrong yet the Conservatives are correct about this being an attack on free speech?
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