Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I share Mr. Champoux's concerns regarding this subamendment. I think we all want to apply the principle of fairness in the broadcasting ecosystem. Excluding social media would be tantamount to denying the contemporary reality that social media are broadcasters. They are part of the digital broadcasting ecosystem and are bound increasingly to become broadcasters. By refusing to acknowledge that fact, we'd be maintaining a status quo that would undermine our system and our ability to invest in Quebec and Canadian cultural production. That would violate the principle involved in, and the very purpose of, modernizing the Broadcasting Act. This subamendment would be a step backward.
However, Mr. Champoux's amendment is entirely acceptable.