It's quite catchy, in a sombre way.
We all know that in every element of the Canadian broadcasting system, whether it's television and specialty channels, radio, or satellite distribution, everybody contributes to the creation and the distribution of Canadian programming.
The CRTC, in 1999 and in 2009, exempted from regulation undertakings that provide broadcasting services over the Internet and operate in whole or in part in Canada. In other words, digital media are not subject to that obligation.
Through the course of this study, we have heard from Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, Rogers, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, and Cogeco. They are all are very unhappy that foreign over-the-top service providers are not required to collect the same taxes as Canadian services are or to contribute to Canadian programming. Obviously, I'm talking about Netflix. That's what everybody talks about: Netflix, Netflix, Netflix.
I was quite interested to hear your boss, the CRTC's chairperson and CEO, Monsieur Blais, say that it concerns him that Netflix does not contribute. It concerns him as a private citizen. I think he said, “as a private individual”, so as a private individual he's deeply immersed in this issue. What are your thoughts on Netflix being exempt, unlike everybody else?