Thanks.
I wanted to ask you a few questions, Mr. Johnston, because through the questions posed to you by Mr. Van Loan, you were sort of put into the issue of cultural protections and trade. The impression that was left with the committee was that this was somehow a leverage piece, or that the Canadian government was not doing what it needed to do with regard to cultural protection in terms of trade.
I want to ask you for your comments on the fact that in the CPTPP, the agreement that was renegotiated after the exit of the United States, our government ensured that the cultural exemption continued to exist, and extended it, for the first time ever in Canadian trade history, to digital content and web content, allowing us to regulate in this area.
Minister Joly was very clear that the fact that it wasn't on the table in the first go-round was what prevented the Prime Minister from signing on to the agreement in the first go-round. We doubled down on that and ensured that it was protected, for the first time.
How does that impact the exact issues you're talking about with regard to supporting Canadian artists in terms of their remuneration in the digital world?