Mr. Chair, the logic here is that with the way it's worded, there's a concern that if the word “online” is left there.... It says “foreign online undertakings may also provide programming to Canadians”, but it doesn't say anything about traditional foreign undertakings that are already providing programming to Canadians, such as TV channels like CNN that are authorized for distribution in Canada by the CRTC.
We believe that the spirit of the amendment is to make sure there's no potential implication that those types of services would need to be withdrawn from the broadcasting system in Canada.