I want to join my honourable colleagues in congratulating the committee on the work we have done.
Despite what our Conservative colleagues say, Madam Chair, we've just established a [Technical difficulty] that will help our media outlets to negotiate agreements and ensure that several media outlets will survive the crisis they have endured for too long now.
There are certainly losers in this story. I understand that the Conservatives are disappointed. Google and Facebook certainly won't be pleased with the outcome of our [Technical difficulty] today, but that was to be expected. Conservatives can rest assured that Google and Facebook will continue to be [Technical difficulty], because they did a great job representing them as we considered Bill C‑18.
Having said that, I want to send a message to the small media outlets, the regional newspapers and the local media in Quebec and Canada. If this bill doesn't work as well as we would like, although I feel it will, we will be there. Bills are never perfect. They can always be improved. We will be watching its implementation and are going to be there to monitor the activities between the businesses under this new law that's coming into force. I want them to know that we will never stop looking out for Quebec and Canadian media outlets and news businesses, especially the smaller ones.
On that note, Madam Chair, I also want to congratulate you for your work. I thank my colleague Mr. Waugh for his work as vice-chair. I salute all of my colleagues, because the atmosphere has generally been respectful, and I'm really proud of what we've accomplished, whether we agree or disagree on the outcome.