Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. I will be very quick.
I do recall from the evidence from Australia that small media outlets got together, and we did hear evidence of substantial success of small media outlets disproportionate even to larger elements from one of our earliest witnesses from Australia, who did appear in the very early hours of Australian time.
While we appreciate the intent of this amendment, it's important to note that exemptions aren't permanent. The CRTC can re-evaluate the relevance of an exemption if an influx of new news organizations should occur.
We also already have a series of programs dedicated to supporting journalism start-ups, which Conservatives have historically fought against, so we will be opposed.