Okay, so not exactly independent.
One thing said by the CRTC is that “Content and digital creators will not be regulated”. Of course, on September 29, out came a podcast registry.
I understand that you will try to lead this committee to believe that you are not actually regulating podcasters but rather the platforms. What is interesting is that podcasters rely on those platforms to get their podcasts out. Of course, by regulating the platforms, those who use them are in fact regulated.
For example, if a bookstore is mandated that they can sell only red books, that doesn't impact the publishers. The publishers aren't being regulated. In fact, they are, because if they publish a blue book, its sales are going nowhere; green book sales are going nowhere.
In mandating things to the platform, you are in fact mandating those who are producing content. Is that not true?