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2026-05-28 Sitting 124 Showing 61–66 of 66

A bill about modernizing the military justice system, including changes to appointing the Provost Marshal General and removing the court martial's jurisdiction over certain sexual offences. During discussion, MPs mostly debated a completely different bill on taxing and regulating online streaming, traded partisan jabs, and discussed protecting and promoting Canadian and Quebec culture.

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Alexis Deschênes

Bloc Québécois 5:10 p.m.

“I don't like that you won't tax web giants. Traditional media pays taxes and supports culture, so web giants should too. It's only fair.”

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Mr. Speaker, I want to address the argument put forward by my colleague and his party about how we must never, ever tax web giants because that would be a trade irritant. Why is it a trade irritant for the Americans? Obviously, because massive corporations like Amazon, Netflix and Prime Video want to come here and make as much money as possible without contributing to the media ecosystem while traditional broadcasters and distributors pay their share to support cultural and news programming. The real question is not whether this is a trade irritant. The real question is whether or not it is good for culture, especially Quebec culture, to make sure there is money available for it. What are my colleague's thoughts on that?

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Bernard Généreux

Conservative 5:10 p.m.

“I don't want new taxes. The federal government already spends a lot on culture. Distribution, not money, is the issue. People are sick of taxes.”

Alex Ruff

Conservative 5:10 p.m.

“The CRTC wants to make you pay 15% more for streaming. The Liberals must stop this new tax.”

Bernard Généreux

Conservative 5:10 p.m.

“The CRTC wants to raise a streaming tax from 5% to 15%. Ordinary Canadians will pay for it. The existing 5% tax is still in court. If the court allows it, the 15% tax will be next.”

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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his French. That is a really great question. I have anglophone colleagues who are making incredible efforts in French. In fact, some come to study in La Pocatière, in my riding, in the summer. The answer to that is the consumer. At the end of the day, it is the consumer who is going to pay this 15% tax, which used to be 5%. By the way, that 5% tax has still not been collected because it is being challenged in court. The legislation stemming from Bill C‑11 is still not enforced. This future tax will inevitably apply one day if the court settlement is finally reached. Once again, the reality is that ordinary Canadians are the ones who will end up paying the tax.

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Tony Baldinelli

Conservative 5:10 p.m.

“I want the Cabinet to cancel the CRTC's streaming tax increase. Families are struggling. We can't afford more taxes. This tax won't help Canadian culture. It will only drive away investment.”

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Mr. Speaker, in the short time I have available to me, I want to say how pleased I am to speak on our Conservative motion that “the House call on the Liberal Cabinet to use their powers under the Broadcasting Act to reject the CRTC's streaming tax increase and eliminate the streaming tax.” For the Canadians who are watching, the Liberal-appointed CRTC recently ordered online streaming services to pay 15% of their annual Canadian revenues to the government. That is up from the current 5%. There are three basic reasons why we are advocating for that to be rolled back and eliminated. First, it is an affordability issue. At a time when families are struggling to afford food, gas and housing, another tax hike makes no sense, particularly now. Second, it hinders investment. It does not do anything to enhance the competitive nature of our cultural industries in Canada. In fact, it will only hinder our cultural industries. It works against what we are trying to do. Earlier, when I was talking to a colleague, I said that in 1996, the Conservative government in the province of Ontario, the government of Mike Harris, introduced an Ontario film and television tax credit, which allowed the industry to grow and thrive and supported the cultural industries and artists. That is being put at risk by an increased tax burden that will only drive those investments away.

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Hon. Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal 5:15 p.m.

“I want to skip ahead to the next agenda item where I can look good in front of the cameras.”

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