Yes. In my opinion, there are two ways to improve Bill C‑11.
First, I would remove the proposed provision that prohibits the CRTC from requiring the use of algorithms or software solutions. These are tools that can be useful in regulation. I don't understand why the CRTC would be prohibited from using tools of this nature if it deems it appropriate. In my view, subsection 9.1(8), which the bill proposes to add to the Broadcasting Act, should be deleted.
On the other hand, I would add something in the bill about the requirement for the CRTC to hold public hearings. It says that the CRTC will be able to make orders to impose conditions on undertakings that will be regulated, that is, those that have a significant impact on Canadian broadcasting policy. It seems to me that the CRTC's issuance of such orders should be conditional on the holding of public hearings at which everyone can be heard and make their views known. In my view, this is a tradition of Canadian broadcasting policy that should be maintained.
In Canada, we have been successful in creating a national dialogue on these often difficult and controversial issues. The CRTC has been, and should continue to be, that forum in which any actions or orders it considers could be openly debated by all citizens and interested groups. For this reason, I believe that the CRTC's obligation to hold public hearings should be expanded so that it also applies when it makes orders.
So those are the two improvements that I think could be made to the bill: removing the prohibition on requiring the use of software and expanding the obligation to hold public hearings.