Discussion · Government Orders
Rachael Thomas Conservative
“Government control costs Canadians more money and gives them fewer choices. The streaming law lets the government pick which shows Canadians see and which shows get hidden. The Canadian people should decide their own culture, not the government.”
“Madam Speaker, I would ask my colleague this. He talked about the fact that more government control equals more cost for the Canadian consumer and ultimately less choice, so more cost with less choice. That is what the government has done through Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. Ultimately, the government is picking and choosing winners and losers: which shows get promoted and which shows do not, which shows get to be in front of the eyeballs of Canadians and which ones get hidden. That ultimately, therefore, dictates to Canadians what their cultural choice should be. Is it up to the government to determine Canadian culture, or should that maybe be left up to the Canadian people?”
Official Hansard
Madam Speaker, I would ask my colleague this. He talked about the fact that more government control equals more cost for the Canadian consumer and ultimately less choice, so more cost with less choice. That is what the government has done through Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. Ultimately, the government is picking and choosing winners and losers: which shows get promoted and which shows do not, which shows get to be in front of the eyeballs of Canadians and which ones get hidden. That ultimately, therefore, dictates to Canadians what their cultural choice should be. Is it up to the government to determine Canadian culture, or should that maybe be left up to the Canadian people?