Replying to Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc Québécois)
“Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my colleague opposite on his speech, which was interesting and seemed to be heading in the right direction. However, it was not necessarily all that reassuring, because, so far, all we have been seeing is his government kowtowing to the Americans. As soon as Mr. Trump told us not to tax digital services, Mr. Carney’s government did away with the much-discussed 3% tax without getting anything in return. I apologize, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am so worked up over this that I am naming people that I should not be. What I wanted to say to my colleague across the way is that we see this government caving in and failing to defend Quebec’s culture. Even the minister, when asked to respond to the CRTC’s decision, was unable to say that this was the right thing to do and that we needed to stand up to the web giants, who are sucking up revenue without giving anything back to our culture. Why are the Liberals not doing more and standing up for our culture?”
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Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 10 wordsI thank my colleague for his eloquence and his interest.ThanksPositioning · 11 wordsI can say one thing: I fully agree with the objective.PositioningClaims · 32 wordsMy colleague and I could discuss the pace we should set and how to proceed.Vague promiseWe must also not forget that we are currently in negotiations with another country to the south.1Reasoning · 16 wordsWe therefore need to figure out how to move forward with our proposals and our approach.Procedure · 11 wordsThis has been said many times, and I reiterate it today: ProcedureReasoning · 8 wordsQuebec culture and its francophone identity are non-negotiable.
