Thank you, Madam Chair. This is CPC-2. The amendment states that Bill C-11, in clause 3, be amended by, (a), replacing lines 7 to 9 on page 4 with the following:
(a) the Canadian broadcasting system shall be effectively
It also would amend the clause by, (b), replacing lines 11 to 15 on page 4 with the following:
(a.1) foreign broadcasting undertakings may provide broadcasting services to Canadians by means of online undertakings provided they do so in a manner that is consistent with the objectives of the broadcasting policy for Canada;
That's CPC-2.
This effectively provides that the Canadian broadcasting system continue to be owned by Canadians but also acknowledges that, in the global and digital marketplace we live in, there will be online undertakings that obviously already are being provided by foreign entities and will continue to be provided by foreign entities, with the acknowledgement and the understanding that they ought to consider and respect the same policy objectives that are outlined for Canadian providers, Madam Chair.