Discussion · Oral Questions
Yves Perron Bloc Québécois
“The Prime Minister gave up billions of dollars in taxes on streaming platforms and digital services. Writers and artists say he is using their industry as a bargaining chip. I want to know why the government refuses to protect French-language culture.”
“Madam Speaker, he should take a look at our platform. It is full of proposals about culture. Here is what the Société des auteurs et autrices de radio, télévision et cinéma said concerning the Prime Minister’s cultural capitulation: “this announcement cuts us to the core, because it suggests that our industry is nothing but a bargaining chip”. Those are their words, not ours. The Prime Minister had already capitulated on the digital services tax to the tune of $1.4 billion a year. Today, he is capitulating on the $2 billion a year in levies payable by streaming platforms. Whey are the Liberals always so eager to capitulate when it comes to protecting francophone culture in North America?”
Official Hansard
Madam Speaker, he should take a look at our platform. It is full of proposals about culture. Here is what the Société des auteurs et autrices de radio, télévision et cinéma said concerning the Prime Minister’s cultural capitulation: “this announcement cuts us to the core, because it suggests that our industry is nothing but a bargaining chip”. Those are their words, not ours. The Prime Minister had already capitulated on the digital services tax to the tune of $1.4 billion a year. Today, he is capitulating on the $2 billion a year in levies payable by streaming platforms. Whey are the Liberals always so eager to capitulate when it comes to protecting francophone culture in North America?