This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 22 wordsfirst of all, I would like to mention that I will be sharing my time with the member for Edmonton Strathcona .ProcedurePositioning · 81 wordsThere are things that cannot be measured in dollars.Off pointThere is a refrain that an entire people knows by heart, a show that unites three generations in front of the same screen, a news report that forces us to face the truth; that is culture.It is not a luxury that people treat themselves to when everything is going well.Off pointIt is the thread that connects us to one another and that obviously connects Quebec, la belle province, to the world.PositioningThanks · 15 wordsI would like to thank my Bloc Québécois colleagues for dedicating this day to culture.ThanksProcedure · 6 wordsWe completely agree on the facts: ProcedureClaims · 12 wordsCulture is at the heart of Quebec’s identity; it sustains our economy, Positioning · 7 wordsand it is now weathering a storm.PositioningClaims · 6 wordsI am from Montreal North, Bourassa.Positioning · 10 wordsWhere I come from, culture is not an abstract concept.PositioningOff pointClaims · 56 wordsIt is a young artist recording their first track in their basement.It is a teenager filming her neighbourhood with her phone because no one else is telling its story.It is a family newly arrived in Quebec discovering the Maison culturelle et communautaire de Montréal-Nord and the artists who give voice to their new community.Reasoning · 32 wordsFor these young people, culture is often the first door that opens.It is a path to self-confidence, to a career and, ultimately, to a full and equal place in Quebec society.Partly on pointProcedure · 48 wordsThe question, then, is not whether we should support culture; of course we should.The real question is how can we support it here and now, in practical terms, without leaving our creators by the wayside.What exactly is at stake?Let us remember what is at stake.ProcedureClaims · 33 wordsIn 2024, audiovisual and interactive media generated more than $20 billion in gross domestic product and more than 172,000 jobs.1Sound recording and music publishing generated over $542 million and some 5,500 jobs.2Positioning · 13 wordsBehind these figures are faces, screenwriters, sound engineers, film crews and local journalists.PositioningClaims · 18 wordsAround them are workshops, suppliers and restaurants that depend on every production and every event for their existence.Positioning · 3 wordsThat talent shines.PositioningOff pointClaims · 34 wordsThis year, the National Film Board of Canada won the Oscar for best animated short film with The Girl Who Cried Pearls.3Partly on pointThe money we are talking about today is tied up in court, Positioning · 13 wordsbut let us not lose sight of reality while Quebeckers are watching us.PositioningClaims · 43 wordsThe Online Streaming Act brought platforms into our system.4In 2024, the CRTC required them to contribute 5% of their revenue from their sales in Canada.5That decision has since been challenged in court.6In May, the CRTC increased the requirement to 15%, 7Positioning · 43 wordsbut everyone knew that a new court battle would ensue.Unearned certaintyIn the meantime, who is paying the price for the wait, for the delay?Who is really paying the price for this opportunity cost?It is not the platforms; it is the creators.PositioningOff pointReasoning · 8 wordsNo money comes from levies stuck in court.Claims · 54 wordsNo movie production can be funded.No newsroom can be saved.That is why, on June 3, our government made a clear, informed and responsible choice to give $600 million a year to the audio and audiovisual sectors.8That is $600 million a year now, not in five years or following a legal proceeding.Promise · 8 wordsThis is a firm commitment from the government.Claims · 33 wordsAs we are permitted to under the act, we also provided the CRTC with new policy directions that set out clear priorities: French content, local news, indigenous stories and official language minority communities.Positioning · 12 wordsAs a government, we are refusing to let families foot the bill.PositioningClaims · 10 wordsIn my riding of Bourassa, people are counting every penny.Off pointReasoning · 14 wordsCulture must therefore remain accessible to everyone, not just those who can afford it.Procedure · 8 wordsWe are talking about an additional amount here.ProcedurePositioning · 4 wordsWhat has been added?PositioningClaims · 14 wordsThis $600 million is on top of the investments in the most recent budget.9Procedure · 31 wordsThat brings me to the comments that I heard from my Bloc Québécois colleagues today.When stating facts and quoting numbers, it is better to take the entire amount into account.ProcedureClaims · 64 wordsThe sum total is not $600 million.10The calculation must include every other investment, ant the total then becomes $1.15 billion: 11CBC/Radio-Canada got some money; $150 million over three years for Telefilm Canada; 12$127.5 million for the Canada Media Fund; 13$48 million for music; 14not to mention the National Film Board, the Canada Council for the Arts and TV5MONDE+, which showcases French-language original content.Anecdote · 19 wordsThat channel is really dear to me.Before I came to Quebec, my window into Quebec culture was TV5MONDE.AnecdoteOff pointProcedure · 9 wordsIt was really important for me to mention it.ProcedureClaims · 11 wordsUnfortunately, the Bloc Québécois voted against that budget and blocked it.15Reasoning · 16 wordsThey cannot ask for resources to support culture after blocking all the investments I just listed.Positioning · 13 wordsThey support culture in the morning and vote against it in the evening.PositioningProcedure · 20 wordsThat is critical: There needs to be some consistency between what they are saying today and how they voted previously.ProcedurePositioning · 15 wordsThey obviously should have voted for the investments announced by the government, not against them.PositioningProcedure · 7 wordsAn important point must also be made.ProcedureThe ask · 17 wordsI encourage all members to read the recent articles published by Radio-Canada and La Presse on misinformation, Reasoning · 8 wordsbecause culture also includes access to reliable information.Claims · 22 wordsIn an age of misinformation, an independent journalist who verifies facts, conducts investigations and provides context is a safeguard for our democracy.Positioning · 9 wordsJournalism is one of the pillars of our democracy.PositioningPartly on pointClaims · 20 wordsThat is why we are undertaking consultations on extending the labour tax credit for journalism to audio and audiovisual production.Procedure · 7 wordsLet us now turn to the future.ProcedurePromise · 10 wordsWe are also paving the way for the next generation.Claims · 17 wordsAn advisory group is currently examining the modernization of our audiovisual institutions.No decisions have been made, Off pointProcedure · 6 wordsbut one guiding principle remains clear: ProcedurePositioning · 12 wordsCreators must retain ownership of their work and the value it generates.PositioningClaims · 22 wordsHaving taught at university and worked in artificial intelligence, I say with conviction that AI will profoundly transform cultural and artistic creation.Promise · 35 wordsIt is up to us to ensure that it serves our artists rather than replacing them.Vague promiseWe must ensure that it acts as a tool that strengthens and supports their work rather than displacing it.Partly on pointReasoning · 14 wordsAchieving that goal requires investment in training and respect for the work of creators.Procedure · 9 wordsI want to go back to the motion itself.ProcedureClaims · 10 wordsThe Bloc Québécois is asking us to respect the CRTC.Positioning · 4 wordsWe respect its independence, PositioningClaims · 23 wordsbut the law also gives the government the responsibility of giving it direction.That is what we are doing openly before the House.Reasoning · 14 wordsLocking in a framework that is bogged down in court is not protecting culture.Claims · 18 wordsIt is prolonging the wait and creating delays.The Bloc Québécois is asking us to provide $600 million.Positioning · 6 wordsWe share their sense of urgency.PositioningReasoning · 26 wordsIt is precisely because we share that sense of urgency that we have opted for direct funding rather than waiting for the litigation to be resolved.Anecdote · 21 wordsIn closing, I want to go back to this young man from Montreal North, leaning over his microphone in his basement.AnecdotePromise · 30 wordsI want him to know that his story matters, that his voice matters, that his language matters and that, tomorrow, there will be a strong industry ready to welcome him.Vague promiseReasoning · 41 wordsThe choices we make today, as a government, are not just about jobs and businesses.They decide what stories we tell and what stories we will tell our children, our young children, and what stories the world will hear from us.Off point