Thank you, Madam Chair.
I just wanted to read out the clause and ask you a very direct question, because I think there has been some attempt to be a bit disingenuous around this. Under “Freedom of expression”, it states, “For greater certainty, this Act is to be interpreted and applied in a manner that is consistent with freedom of expression.” That's subclause 3(1).
Subclause 3(2) is under “Journalistic independence”:
This Act is to be interpreted and applied in a manner that supports the journalistic independence enjoyed by news outlets in relation to news content produced primarily for the Canadian news marketplace, including local, regional and national news content.
Is there anything in those two clauses that minimizes or diminishes freedom of expression or journalistic independence? They strike me as crystal clear.