Thank you for the question, Mr. Housefather. To some extent it's similar to what Mr. Julian had asked before the break.
The CRTC does have information-gathering powers for entities that are subject to the act. I think a potential conflict that could arise is a company arguing that it falls under this exemption that is being proposed, and thus is not subject to any information-gathering powers by the commission. Therefore, that could give rise to a dispute between the commission and a company from whom they were seeking to gather information.
For the benefit of the committee, I would remind the committee that the CRTC does have the power to exempt entities from regulatory obligations, in proposed subsection 9(4) of the bill, and subject those to certain conditions. Therefore, that mechanism achieves a similar purpose to this. There is no financial threshold in that provision, I acknowledge, but it is clear that the entity nonetheless remains subject to the jurisdiction of the CRTC and information-gathering powers, for example