“This is not a tax. It is about fairness for creators and fair competition. We want to support Canadian artists because they are important to the country.”

“Mr. Speaker, let us be clear out of the gate. This is not a tax. This is an imaginary tax. Since day one, we have been relentlessly focused on affordability. That is why we cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. This is about equity for creators. This is about fair competition, but mostly, it is about supporting Canadian storytellers, Canadian creators and Canadian artists, because we know how important they are to building Canada strong.”

• Echo ×17

  A repeated line

  “We cut taxes for 22 million Canadians.”

  Said 17 times by 12 members since April 27.

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“This is not a new tax. The cultural sector makes billions of dollars for Canada and employs hundreds of thousands of people. It unites us and makes our country strong.”

“Mr. Speaker, once again with the slogans. Once again with being a little loose on the facts. This is not a new tax. Since we want to talk about the economy, let us talk about the cultural sector and how much it does for the Canadian economy. It generates billions of dollars across the country and employs hundreds of thousands of people in each of our ridings. It tells us who we are as Canadians. It unites us and helps us build a strong country.”

“We want big online platforms to support Canadian stories made by Canadians. There is no new tax. The opposition wants to defund the CBC and hurt our culture.”

“Mr. Speaker, the policy of the government, as my colleague has just laid out, is quite clear. Canadians deserve to have production, creation and their stories told by Canadians for Canadians in Canada, by these global giant platforms. There is no tax. There is no tax, period. It is imaginary. It is fake. These are the same people who want to defund the CBC, who want to kill our cultural industries, and who want to take Canada out of every single piece of culture that we can—”

• Little substance
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  Government answer in Question Period

  Signal 38 of 100

  Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.

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