The leader of the Parti Québécois (PQ), Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, wants Télé-Québec to make more room for Quebec youth programs, but the young father will not go so far as to abolish the paw patrolwhich would make his two-year-old son “freak out”.
The Parti Québécois reiterated, on Saturday, a series of measures to encourage the consumption of Quebec culture. In a press briefing, the leader gave the example of Quebec youth programs, which would prioritize education instead of “stimulation for commercial purposes”. These productions would be better than foreign shows like paw patrol, according to him.
“When you compare to the new version of the show like Master key, quality is day and night. »
Passing through Montreal, Mr. Plamondon hopes that emissions comparable to paw patrolas Robocar Poli or Ssuper Wings be replaced, but he will not go so far as to replace the paw patrol. “My two-year-old son will freak out if there is no more paw patrol. […] The two and a half hours of repetition of the same program, with a variant, we can do without. »
The PQ’s cultural proposals arise in a context of young people’s lack of interest in Quebec culture. The majority of Quebecers aged 18 to 34, or 58%, would consume “very little” or “not at all” of Quebec audiovisual content on online platforms, according to a survey cited by the party.
“It seems obvious that there has been a substitution of the Anglo-American cultural and mental universe to the detriment of the Quebec cultural space. And that has a lot of impact in the medium and long term on the French language. »
Mr. Plamondon reiterated the promise to create a “cultural passport” worth $100 to allow high school and college students, as well as newcomers to attend a Quebec show.
Performances by Quebec artists in English or in Indigenous languages would be eligible for the passport since they are part of the cultural production on the territory, specified the chief.
The PQ also promises to double the budget of Télé-Québec, to create a Quebec counterpart to the CRTC, to create a national museum of Quebec history and to increase funding for museums. These commitments represent an investment of $800 million over four years.
The party also reiterated its intention to impose a 3% tax on the Quebec revenues of web giants.