You're aware that the platforms are challenging a portion of the money they are being asked to provide, which means we aren't able to use money from the Canada media fund to help regional media organizations.
These giant companies have infinite resources. They can afford to drag out the court challenge or litigation for years and years to come. What do we do in the meantime? How does the government plan to support all regional media organizations, which are dying?
Again, social cohesion is fundamental. Not only is social cohesion important at the national level, but it is also important at the regional level when it comes to the presence of these media organizations in the regions. If half the regional media organizations disappear tomorrow, leaving people with just two or three sources for news and information, I don't think we could talk about national cohesion.