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House Hansard - 217

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 20, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle for her question and her absolutely great work. Bill C‑18 is crucial to save our newsrooms and make web giants pay their fair share. However, at every step of the process, Conservative politicians have filibustered to block passage of Bill C‑11 and Bill C‑18, because they would rather defend web giants than defend Canadians, jobs and our freedom of the press. On this side of the House, we will continue to stand up for our democracy. We did it in the past, we are doing it today, and we will continue to do it.
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Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Ms. Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton, CPC)
  • Jun/20/23 5:19:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Madam Speaker, I thank the member opposite, who sits on the Canadian heritage committee with me. She alluded in her speech to the fact that Facebook and Google will block Canadians from being able to share news links. We know that originally in Australia, the same thing was tried, but Australia granted them an exemption and worked with Facebook and Google to make sure citizens were not going to be blocked. Why did the government not do the same?
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