Discussion · Oral Questions
Yves-François Blanchet Bloc Québécois
“The government is asking to drop a 15 percent fee on big streaming companies during trade talks. This costs our culture 3.4 billion dollars. The Prime Minister should protect our culture instead of giving it away.”
“Mr. Speaker, here is yet another betrayal of Quebec culture: On day two of the CUSMA negotiations, the government is already asking the CRTC to drop the 15% levy required of major online streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video. After scrapping the digital services tax, Ottawa is once again sacrificing funding for cultural content by allowing web giants to avoid paying their fair share. We are talking about $3.4 billion. Does the Prime Minister know that he is supposed to defend culture, not bargain it away?”
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Mr. Speaker, here is yet another betrayal of Quebec culture: On day two of the CUSMA negotiations, the government is already asking the CRTC to drop the 15% levy required of major online streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video. After scrapping the digital services tax, Ottawa is once again sacrificing funding for cultural content by allowing web giants to avoid paying their fair share. We are talking about $3.4 billion. Does the Prime Minister know that he is supposed to defend culture, not bargain it away?