The question of increased transparency in terms of how these platforms work and the impact on Canadians, and specifically on certain communities, was an important component of the proposal the government put forward in the summer. When it published its proposal with respect to online harms, some of the powers that would have been given to the new regulator that was proposed to be created would have touched on the issues that you described to ensure a better line of sight into the decision-making processes around algorithms.
We got a fair bit of feedback in response to that proposal. We had about 422 unique responses. We've been very transparent in terms of what we heard. The minister alluded to the broad recognition that the government has to act and to do something in this space, but as you will see in our “what we heard” report, a fair number of criticisms and concerns were raised by stakeholders around questions of privacy, questions around the charter and questions around the takedown provisions. It's in that spirit of recognizing that this is very important...but the legislative framework that is going to be put in place will also have to stand the test of time.
It's really from that perspective that the government is signalling, “Okay, we heard you. The proposal we published last summer doesn't quite hit the mark.” That's why the minister is pulling together this expert adviser group that will help him rework some elements of that proposal. Then we'll take it from there.