David Myles

Madam Speaker, I want to take a moment to recognize something very special that took place a couple of weeks ago. Canadian poet Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature. This is the world's most prestigious literary award. Born in Toronto, Anne Carson, distinguished intellectual and educator, explores these life-channelling moments. She uses her words to reflect on love and grief, and [more]

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very pertinent question. As I said earlier, the investments set out in budget 2025 were historic. They included $150 million for CBC/Radio-Canada, $150 million for Telefilm Canada, $127.5 million for the Canada Media Fund, $48 million for the Canada Music Fund, $26.1 million for the National Film Board and $600 million to support the purchase of [more]

Madam Speaker, as the minister has said on several occasions this week in the House, this money will be coming very soon. That is good news.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member once again for his question. It is important to note that that money has been held up for more than a year. That is why we announced an investment of $600 million, which will start flowing shortly.

Madam Speaker, just to be clear, it has not been 18 months. This is an important matter, and, as the minister indicated, the funding will be distributed very soon.

Madam Speaker, I also have books at home from publishing houses such as Goose Lane. I actually believe that is the oldest independent publisher in Canada. We will be there to have these extremely important discussions. This is a very important issue, and we will see what is in the budget. I do not know the details of the budget at this point, but it is certainly an important issue, as is support [more]

Madam Speaker, the question we need to ask ourselves is this: How are we going to support artists and the cultural industry? We agree that this is very important. It is also important to note that the CRTC's decisions had not been implemented. They were stalled because there were too many lawsuits. We therefore decided to give the industry this $600 million in support because it was needed at [more]

Mr. Speaker, they seem to be forgetting the historic investments we made in budget 2025, including more than $700 million for the cultural sector. Did they forget about the investment in the creative export strategy, which injected another $95 million in the cultural sector? We have not forgotten those investments, nor have we forgotten that they voted against all of them.

Madam Speaker, I believe this issue affects us all. What I find interesting, from a journalism and cultural perspective, is that we have creators and journalists all across Canada. We need to find ways to support them across the country. That is why we included historic investments in budget 2025. Additional investments are also planned for budget 2026, which will be tabled in the coming weeks.

Madam Speaker, I love speaking or trying to speak in French whenever I have the opportunity. It is important to note that we are looking for a new policy direction. We agree that digital platforms must contribute to cultural production in Canada. It is not that the tax has been abolished, but we are going to take some time to find a new policy direction, because the tax was not working. We are [more]