“Mr. Speaker, I think it is also important to recognize that the global streaming services have international impacts. Canada is not alone. It is important as we move forward that we get it right. In the interim, while we work on that plan, we will provide that interim support over and above that $500 million, which equates to well over a billion dollars over the coming years. Would the member agree that is a positive thing?”
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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 10 wordsif the parliamentary secretary really meant what he just said, ProcedureReasoning · 22 wordswhich is that we need to move forward, not backward, then he would not have backed down on the digital services tax.Claims · 10 wordsThe $600 million is a very small amount of compensation.The ask · 16 wordsI would like my colleague to look at what is happening internationally, elsewhere in the world.The question · 21 wordsHow did the Europeans find a way to put a tax on digital products without causing subscription prices to go up?1Claims · 17 wordsThese multi-billion dollar corporations are paying their fair share to fund culture and media in those regions.The question · 10 wordsWhy is Canada unable to achieve the same result here?
