Thank you so much, Madam Chair.
I guess my comments relate to both NDP-11 and PV-3, if we get there.
In Bill C-18, platforms must negotiate over the ways they make news content available. It allows parties to reach the deals that focus on the use of content that benefits them both.
This amendment shifts the focus of compensation from a broad conception of the value of news content to the DNI, to a narrow concept of cost of production. Editorial expenditures, as a measure for fair compensation, could be perceived as a tax on platforms, which could lead to trade and legal concerns. It could also discourage innovation by only rewarding established forms of news production, such as conventional newsrooms. This will likely undermine the compensation that is paid through the regime.
As we've said before, we should leave it to the parties to negotiate freely. We shouldn't be too restrictive in this bill.