Thank you.
I think we would be open to amending that further, because I do think you raise a good point, Mr. Ripley. I do believe it's not only that journalists should be independent of government and be able to make their own decisions there; they should also be independent of undue influence from large entities, such as platforms like Google or Facebook. Again, this causes further concern with regard to this legislation and the way it could potentially impact journalists.
I guess right now, under the current framework of this bill, a great deal within it is left up to the Governor in Council, which ultimately, as you stated in our last meeting, comes down to a cabinet decision. So I am concerned that this, then, interferes with journalistic independence.
Do you think there's potential for those waters to be muddied? Do you feel that government is completely removed from the process by which eligible news businesses are securing the funds from the DNIs?