International Trade committee  As I explained, the problem is mainly related to regulations. If the government decides to go ahead with protecting Canadians from bad content or material on digital platforms, American platforms can say the government can't do that because, in the agreement that we signed with them, we made a commitment not to hold them responsible, whereas Canadian companies are responsible.

International Trade committee  Thank you.

International Trade committee  It's not that it wouldn't be possible, but I have a question, and I'm not the only one. Platforms like Facebook and Google offer content, but at the moment, in the United States and under our agreement, they have immunity. They cannot be prosecuted. They're self-regulating, in a way.

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question. It's not necessarily worse, at least not according to economists who have studied its potential impact on the economy as a whole in terms of GDP, for example. Of course, there is always a significant margin of error. The most recent study by Mr. Ciuriak of the C.D.

International Trade committee  Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll make my remarks in French, but I'm happy to take questions in English. Madam Chair, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to appear here this evening. I would like to note that I'm here as an individual, so my comments and answers are in no way binding on the organizations I'm associated with.