Discussion · Oral Questions
Christine Normandin Bloc Québécois
“The Prime Minister is helping big web companies instead of protecting Quebec culture. He dropped a tax on them that would bring in 1.4 billion dollars a year. Now he is telling the regulator not to charge streaming services like Netflix any fees. Why is he giving in to Donald Trump and abandoning our culture?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is abandoning Quebec culture to please the web giants and Donald Trump. First, he scrapped the digital services tax, which represents a loss of $1.4 billion per year, in exchange for absolutely nothing. Today, he is ordering the CRTC to waive every penny of the levies charged to streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, and yet the European Union imposes levies on streaming platforms and they comply without any significant cost increases for their customers. Why is the Prime Minister in such a hurry to leave our culture at Donald Trump’s mercy?”
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Opposition question in Question Period
Respect 60 of 100
This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “to please the web giants and Donald Trump”.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is abandoning Quebec culture to please the web giants and Donald Trump. First, he scrapped the digital services tax, which represents a loss of $1.4 billion per year, in exchange for absolutely nothing. Today, he is ordering the CRTC to waive every penny of the levies charged to streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, and yet the European Union imposes levies on streaming platforms and they comply without any significant cost increases for their customers. Why is the Prime Minister in such a hurry to leave our culture at Donald Trump’s mercy?