That is a very important provision of the act. According to Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, it is important to distinguish between users who share content with one another and the platforms themselves, which generate billions of dollars through those distribution services. So it is a matter of magnitude.
We feel that clear guidelines must be created to exempt small broadcasters, be they users of YouTube, Facebook or professional services, and guarantee that the largest broadcasters would not be exempted and would have to contribute.
So a very clear regulatory structure must be created. As I just said, the minister made a misleading statement. Those social media services are broadcasters under the legislation. That is why an exemption is necessary. So I disagree with the minister saying that YouTube and Facebook are not exempted.