Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses this afternoon. It's been great to hear the different opinions and commentary on Bill C-11 and suggestions to go forward.
I am going to start my questions with Mr. Hatfield from OpenMedia, and then I'll probably bounce around and try to hit a few other witnesses afterwards, if I have time. I'm sure the chair will give me an extra two or three minutes at the end just to get to some extra questions here.
Mr. Hatfield, your organization is in an interesting position, because you're not an industry group and you're not a stakeholder group. You're a citizens' group. I often think that this perspective—the user perspective, the consumer perspective, the perspective of the general public—isn't always heard in these types of discussions, especially when we're getting into the more technical issues with something like the Broadcasting Act.
I just wanted to give you a chance to talk and to give us that perspective. What is the public saying? I think you mentioned that 53,000 Canadians have contacted you and, through you, other members of Parliament. What is the commentary? What is the message you're hearing from those who are subscribing to your campaigns?