Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd just look for some clarity on this, either from the legislative counsel or from the representatives from the department. The way this amendment is drafted, it's saying that the Canadian broadcasting system shall be effectively owned and controlled by Canadians—that's one part of the sentence.
The second part just recognizes foreign broadcasting undertakings that provide foreign programming to Canadians, but the foreign undertakings such as Netflix are not effectively owned and controlled by Canadians. I'm just looking for clarity in terms of this clause. How can we square the circle?
Maybe I'm just misunderstanding it. I'm not a lawyer. I just feel like including it in the same sentence seems like a contradiction in a way.
I just look for clarity, either from the legislative counsel or from the department, just to set my mind at ease in terms of how this is worded.
Thank you, Madam Chair.