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During Oral Questions, a Liberal member asked about the importance of Canada’s cultural industry, saying it supports hundreds of thousands of jobs and noting China was Canada’s fourth-largest creative export market in 2023, and asked for an update on a minister’s recent trip to China. The Minister replied that he had visited Shanghai and Beijing to meet his counterpart, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, to discuss creative industries and cultural exports, and that the two countries agreed to increase cultural export exchanges; he also said he would lead a trade mission to China in the fall to help grow and diversify the economy.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jean Yip

Liberal
“Canada's arts and culture industry creates many jobs and sells a lot to China. Can the minister update the House on his recent trip to China?”
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Mr. Speaker, known worldwide for its talent and creativity, Canada’s cultural industry supports hundreds of thousands of jobs nationally and drives economic growth. In 2023, China was Canada’s fourth-largest creative export market. During the Prime Minister’s visit to Beijing in January, Canada and China committed to advancing further opportunities for cultural exchanges and partnerships. Can the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages please update the House about his recent trip to China?

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Marc Miller

Liberal

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“I went to China last week to talk about sharing more creative and cultural exports. I will lead a trade mission there this fall to help grow and diversify our economy.”
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Mr. Speaker, indeed, last week I was in Shanghai and Beijing to speak with my counterpart, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, notably to discuss the importance of our creative industries and our cultural exports. Together, we agreed to increase our exchange of cultural exports, specifically in the creative industries. I will be following that up in the fall with a proper trade mission focusing specifically on those important drivers of economic growth, our cultural industry, as well as the creative industry. This is really important as we diversify our economy.

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