Thank you.
My first question here goes to Mr. Menzies.
First off, I just want to thank you so much for taking the time to be here with us today to shed light on this piece of legislation.
In April, you wrote an article about Bill C-18. You said:
...this is legislation that was initiated at the request of poverty-stricken newspaper publishers and wound up being, to put it kindly, the world's most audacious attempt to pick the deep pockets of online entities.
We often hear the government justify exerting more control over the Canadian media in order to create a level playing field. In your opinion, I would be curious as to whether or not Bill C-18 actually creates a level playing field. Or does it pick winners and losers? What would your response be to that?