Okay. I'm sorry. I'll try not to speak with my hands.
What I was saying was this: Part of what this act does is create a forum where all publishers have the opportunity to come to a negotiating table, because one of the biggest challenges I've heard from media and journalists around the world—I've interviewed and surveyed hundreds of them over the past two years as part of this research—is that they have no way to get in touch with the platforms. Even when they are fact-checking partners and even when they've attended training, they're unable to get in touch with the platforms. They can't even get verified on the platform, much less get a negotiating opportunity.
That is one of the most important things this legislation does. It also creates a precedent that says, “When you are creating a company that becomes valuable off the backs of other industries' work, they need to be compensated.” I think that's an important part of what this legislation does.
Furthermore, we've seen around the world that Meta and Google are trying to actively head off this type of legislation, despite the fact that there is growing momentum around the world to force big tech platforms—as well as, again, generative AI systems and platforms, many of which are dominated by the same big tech firms—to pay for the news they use.
This is a very important stake in the ground that I think will benefit Canadian media, as well as, potentially, media around the world. It is adding to this momentum. It's an attempt to at least.... I don't think you can even say this is rebalancing the playing field, because the playing field is so skewed. It is a little drop in the bucket.