Thank you so much, Madam Chair.
I just want to say that even this amendment, let alone the bill, deals only with “undertakings”. It doesn't deal with individual users, creators or consumers, and the bill doesn't cover them either. A lot of what we've been hearing is, I think, a bit out of the scope of what this amendment does.
I want also remind you that the bill specifically instructs the CRTC to
avoid...imposing obligations on any class of broadcasting undertakings if that imposition will not contribute in a material manner to the implementation of the broadcasting policy
Small and niche services are not going to face these types of obligations. Also, on a monetary limit, if it were going to be a reasonable one.... This is an incredibly high one, at $150 million, and it should be regulatory. I don't think it should be in the law, because it prevents us from adopting at any point in time....
I also want to point out that this doesn't say when these revenues are earned. Are these supposed to be annual revenues? Are they lifetime revenues? For clarity, I would invite my friend Mr. Nater to clarify that in his amendment if it's actually adopted, because there should be a clarity as to how the revenues are derived. I think that this is an incredibly high threshold, and I don't agree with this amendment.
Thank you.