Auguste reliably promotes spending and investments in her own Quebec riding, rarely missing a chance to mention or praise local organizations and anniversaries. She sticks close to the party line on most votes and issues, from taxing streaming services to tough-on-crime hate speech legislation, while dodging direct questions about whether specific tax increases elsewhere might have costs for consumers. She presents herself as an advocate for Quebec culture and the French language.
“I want to keep talking about how bad racism is. It's everywhere. This bill makes us look like we're fighting it. You should feel good about us.”
“It's not enough for people to say they're upset. We need to punish bad people. The government picking who gets charged is good. Now people will really be in trouble, not just in a little bit of trouble.”
“Black communities are sad. The noose is a bad symbol that hurts them. I want a new law that punishes this symbol. I want a special hate crime law that protects Black communities. We need this law!”
“I want the House's permission to split my time with another speaker.”
“I want my own party to have a chance to talk about a recent deal we did with Quebec that spends money on youth. If Quebec accepts money from a program I will cheer.”
“I want to look like I care about Quebec culture. I'm going to say we spent a lot of money on it.”
“I think my riding's art scene is great. I want to look like I am helping Black creators. I want more taxpayer money for Quebec stage shows.”
“You're right, consumers will pay this tax. I think that's fine. These companies should pay their fair share. I want to gain more tax revenue to produce Canadian content everyone can enjoy. That's why I'm voting against this motion.”
“I don't want to directly answer whether we should tax tech giants and spend the money on regional media. Instead I'll talk about how much I love Quebec and French-language culture and claim the motion on the table is unreasonable. I want my Quebec colleague to agree with me that we should support exporting French-language productions. I'd rather talk about CRTC and language and export than answer whether we should reinstate that specific tax.”
“I want global streaming companies to give money to Canadian broadcasting and production. This motion is bad because it doesn't recognize the importance of investing in Canadian stories and production capacity. Contributions to Canadian programming are investments in jobs, infrastructure, intellectual property, skills development and economic activity across the country. The Online Streaming Act is important because it ensures that foreign streaming platforms contribute to Canadian production like traditional broadcasters do. If we don't maintain Canada's production capacity, jobs will disappear and we will become dependent on foreign-produced content. This is not just a cultural issue but an economic one. Weakening our production ecosystem would make us more economically dependent.”
“The government invested in a big mining project in Quebec. It will be the largest in North America and the G7. How is this helping make our economy stronger and less dependent on other countries?”
