Discussion · Government Orders
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Québécois
“The Liberals say they cannot step in on the CRTC's decision because it is independent. I want to know what they would do if they could step in. Would they ask to overturn the decision to protect culture, or not?”
“Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my Liberal colleague’s speech. He is telling us that the Liberals want to defend culture. From the beginning, the Liberals’ argument about the Conservative motion has been that they cannot intervene in the CRTC’s decisions, since it is an independent body. The logical question is this: If they cannot intervene, that is one thing, but if they had the power to intervene, what would they do? Would they ask the CRTC to reverse that decision or not? That is the important question. Their answer will tell me whether or not they are protectors of culture.”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my Liberal colleague’s speech. He is telling us that the Liberals want to defend culture. From the beginning, the Liberals’ argument about the Conservative motion has been that they cannot intervene in the CRTC’s decisions, since it is an independent body. The logical question is this: If they cannot intervene, that is one thing, but if they had the power to intervene, what would they do? Would they ask the CRTC to reverse that decision or not? That is the important question. Their answer will tell me whether or not they are protectors of culture.