Through the chair, we share your concerns that small and local publishers and news outlets will not benefit from this bill. In fact, as the Parliamentary Budget Officer has recently confirmed, more than 75% of the funds that are purported to be raised under this bill are going to go to the most profitable and highly subsidized broadcasters in Canada.
In fact, Mr. Shields, that's one of our other concerns with this bill. It's not going to help small local journalists like the ones in your riding.