“I want to score points by saying the Prime Minister is bad for Quebec culture. I don't like that he changed his mind on taxing tech companies. I'll keep talking about the past to make him look bad.”
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Canadian Identity and Culture
MPs debated Canadian identity and culture, mostly by arguing over funding levels for cultural programs and whether tech giants like Netflix should be forced to pay into them. The Liberals argued they were providing hundreds of millions in funding. The Bloc criticized that much of this would come from taxpayers rather than levies on foreign streaming services. No major conclusions were reached.
“I want to attack the other parties. They say they like culture but they vote against big spending on it. Lots of money proves I like culture more. If I say their reasons are bad maybe you won't notice mine.”
“I want to attack the Liberals for spending more tax dollars on culture. Their expensive program charges everyone more, even if they don't use it. Lots of other places are making Netflix and other web companies pay directly instead. Quebec did that. I want the government to go after web giants too, instead of just asking taxpayers for more money.”
“I want to say the other party is wrong because an arts group likes our temporary handout. Never mind that we're still going to make everyone pay more. I also want to claim that our unrelated bill will somehow make web giants pay more later.”
“ADISQ wants a long-term solution. They want Netflix and Amazon to pay more. The government didn't make them pay. Instead the government made taxpayers pay $600 million. I say this helps the big tech companies and is bad for Quebec culture. I want the Culture Minister to make them pay.”
“The Bloc complained about the budget. They say we didn't give enough money to culture. But the Bloc didn't ask for culture money during the budget negotiations. The Bloc even voted against $750 million for culture in the budget. Now we are giving $600 million more. ADISQ and the cultural sector like this money. But the Bloc opposes that, too. Whatever we do, the Bloc always complains.”