Marc Miller

In response to a question from Yves-François Blanchet

“The music and show business group in Quebec supports our funding. Liberals will invest in arts and culture, while the Bloc does nothing to actually help.”

“Mr. Speaker, there is nothing more disastrous than that kind of question, especially coming from someone who was once the president of the Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo, or ADISQ. Earlier, ADISQ said that it was a good investment. We Liberals will invest in culture while the Bloc Québécois members keep pretending to help while doing nothing.”

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In response to a question from Yves-François Blanchet

“The Bloc Québécois voted against $750 million for Canadian culture and media. They pretend to care about culture, but our government is the one actually funding it.”

“Mr. Speaker, only the Bloc Québécois would stand up in the House and vote against three-quarters of a billion dollars for culture, for CBC/Radio-Canada, for Telefilm Canada and for the National Film Board of Canada. Next, the Bloc Québécois members are going to turn their noses up at the $600 million offered to a cultural sector that we love and must support. While they pretend to support culture, we are taking action.”

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In response to a question from Christine Normandin

“The Bloc Québécois is voting against our budget. That means they are voting against hundreds of millions of dollars for our cultural industry and content creators.”

“Mr. Speaker, at least the Conservatives are honest enough to say they do not care about culture. Now Bloc Québécois members are standing up in the House, one after another, to vote against culture, that is, against the $750 million in the latest budget for Telefilm Canada, the National Film Board of Canada, Radio-Canada, and so on. The height of hypocrisy is that they are voting against $600 million for the cultural industry. It is a massive amount, it is immediate, and it is going to be effective for our content producers.”

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In response to a question from Jason Groleau

“The Conservatives complained about productivity for 10 years. Now productivity is going up, and they are staying silent.”

“Mr. Speaker, we always take what is happening in Canada seriously. What is not serious is the Conservatives’ rhetoric. For 10 years, they have been talking about productivity. Now, in the last quarter, productivity is rising, and they are saying absolutely nothing. That is hypocrisy, plain and simple.”

In response to a question from Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

“That is not true. Our tax credit plan gives a lot of money to TV and radio newsrooms. The news group the member mentioned is happy about it.”

“Madam Speaker, that is not true. I would encourage the member opposite to look at the journalism tax credit proposals that are going to be examined and applied in the audiovisual sector. They represent a significant investment in audiovisual newsrooms. He should just ask the news group he mentioned. They will tell him that this news has been extremely well received.”

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In response to a question from Tamara Jansen

“Canada has one of the strongest economies in the G7. In the last quarter, our economic growth per person went up.”

“Madam Speaker, I am glad to answer it. I would note for members opposite that when they are talking about one of the strongest economies in the G7, and it is a good point what they are saying, I would ask them to look at the issue they talked about for years, which is GDP per capita, and they will note that it has jumped in the last quarter.”

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In response to a question from Tamara Jansen

“I want to remind the Conservatives that they shut down Parliament from 2024 to 2025. It is my turn to speak.”

“Madam Speaker, not that this is an example for anyone, but I would remind the Conservatives that they shut down Parliament from 2024 to 2025. Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. Marc Miller: Madam Speaker, last time I checked, I was the guy standing. Members opposite would like to talk about the current economy, but I would note that—”

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In response to a question from Kevin Lamoureux

“I want to wish everyone a happy Filipino Heritage Month. Filipino Canadians have contributed a lot to our country, and their community is now over one million people.”

“Madam Speaker, first and foremost, I would like to wish a great Filipino Heritage Month to everyone celebrating and to all Canadians, whether they are Filipino or not. This is a community that has grown, I think, to well over a million strong over the last few years: a million and one, if we count the member for Winnipeg North, who appears to be an honorary member of the Filipino community and certainly behaves as such. He has been a fierce defender of their rights and has magnified their struggle to be in Canada and to thrive as Canadian citizens. I wish all of those celebrating a great Filipino Heritage Month as we celebrate this month of June, recognizing their contributions to Canada, present and future.”

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In response to a question from Tamara Kronis

“I want to congratulate the member for working hard to learn French and speaking it well. She is a good example for other English speakers across Canada.”

“Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate the member opposite on the quality of her French and the efforts she has made to learn the language. I believe she is setting an example for many unilingual English speakers in this place and across Canada who are making the effort to learn French. I want to take this brief moment to congratulate her.”

In response to a question from Jean-Denis Garon

“The member has asked me the same question three times. He has had three weeks to read the bill. If he wants to talk about it, he can ask me real questions about it right now.”

“Madam Speaker, it is not arrogant to point out that this is the third time he has asked me the same question. If he is interested in the bill, now is the time for him to ask me questions about it. He will also be able to ask me questions in the coming hours. I agreed with him that, yes, as a member of Parliament—and this applies to all members—he must be able to receive a proper briefing. I also told him that he had had three weeks to read the bill, but that I would be surprised if all members had taken that much time to read it.”

In response to a question from Rhonda Kirkland

“People should stop playing politics with language. Doing that makes it harder to protect French as Quebec's main language. Our government supports language minorities across Canada without using them to score political points.”

“Madam Speaker, what I made very clear when I was appointed to this position is that I was fed up with the politicization of the language debate. It is true. The reality is that politicizing this debate makes it impossible to get to the heart of the matter to ensure that the common language in Quebec is and remains French. As a government, we support minority languages both outside and within Quebec. We do so with a clear-eyed perspective, without seeking to gain political capital at the expense of indigenous peoples, immigrants, English-speaking minority communities, and French-speaking minority communities outside Quebec. That was the point. I think this is a very important point to make, because right now, the member is going off in all sorts of directions to raise a very ridiculous point about today’s debate.”

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In response to a question from Jean-Denis Garon

“Yes, we can do the briefing, but members must be ready. Three weeks is enough time to read 300 pages.”

“Madam Speaker, I would say that the answer is generally yes, but everyone has to be prepared for the briefing. All I was saying is that people can read. Honestly, three weeks to read 300 pages is not asking too much.”

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In response to a question from James Bezan

“The Conservatives say they want us to fund our military and meet our NATO targets, but then they complain about the deficit created by that military spending. Canadians pay taxes and expect us to invest in our armed forces. The Conservatives should be thanking us for doing what they asked for.”

“I do not know which Trudeau the Conservatives are more obsessed with, Madam Speaker. Maybe it is a tie. What is clear here is that the member opposite seemed to suggest that he supported investments in the defence industry, yet his leader stands up consistently and talks about the deficit related to the spending in our defence policy. Which is it? Is it more money into the defence industry that does not come from the government? That does not make sense, because Canadians expect us to invest in our defence. People pay taxes just so we can invest in our armed forces, which we are going to do. The Conservatives have spent weeks complaining about a deficit the vast majority of which is invested in our armed forces and to hit our NATO targets, which they have been asking us to do for 10 years. I would think the least the member could do is stand up and thank us.”

In response to a question from Arielle Kayabaga

“The Conservatives tell us to move faster, but then complain when we do. They shut down Parliament last year and do not have a clear plan. We are making the school food program permanent, but they have nothing to say about that.”

“Madam Speaker, the Conservatives are the ones who shut down Parliament for well over a year, about a year ago. Some hon. members: Oh, oh! The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Alexandra Mendès): Order. Hon. Marc Miller: Madam Speaker, again, they want to hear answers, but all they do is heckle. They have been asking us to move faster and faster, but when it comes time to move fast, they start squealing. It makes no sense. One of the members talked about food banks. We have an initiative to make the school food plan permanent. The Conservatives have had no comment on that. They want to put money here and there, but where is not entirely clear. However, then they stand up and complain that we should be going slower. What is it: faster or slower?”

In response to a question from Jean-Denis Garon

“The Bloc Québécois supports parts of this budget bill. Members of Parliament have had weeks to read it themselves, so they do not need to wait for a briefing.”

“Madam Speaker, I do not wish to be disrespectful towards the hon. member. I note, and we all should note, that the Bloc Québécois is offering some support for the budget. However, what he says is a little odd. Members have had several weeks to read the bill, yet the member said they were waiting for the briefing. I realize that the briefing could have been given earlier, but even though I am sometimes surprised to see proof to the contrary, I was under the impression that MPs could read.”