Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate this.
Thank you, everyone, for being here. I appreciate this. I would like to start my questions with Dr. Sims.
In my riding, Dr. Sims, we have a number of small, independent weekly news outlets. Some of them are as small as two journalists and an editor. We know that strong independent news is always important, and it was even more important throughout the pandemic.
You've heard a number of people asking the same questions that we're hearing on the ground. The concern from these small news outlets is that they want to be reassured that they're going to be part of the collective negotiations with these tech giants. It was very comforting to hear you say in your opening remarks that companies are feeling comfortable, and that they've moved from pessimism to optimism. Can you give some evidence, some numbers, on how these companies are doing, especially the smaller journalism news outlets?