Thank you, Madam Chair.
Witnesses, thank you all for being with us today for this study, whether you're here in person or online.
Mr. Gonez, you often talked in your remarks about Bill C‑18 and what you think it will prevent in the media.
I'll give you a bit of background.
Before this happened, I think most of us would often go on Facebook and watch media summaries. Sometimes it was even to follow election nights. Back then, I went on Facebook to watch Radio-Canada, which posted them live. I think that generated a lot of traffic for media like Facebook. It fed their algorithms. A lot of people have subscribed to follow their media on these platforms.
Since Bill C‑18 was passed, we have had regulations in place that, thanks to the strength of the government and teamwork, provided some media outlets with $100 million, which they are benefiting from today.
Isn't this approach beneficial for the media community in Canada?
Should we really set that aside and give people free rein to go on Meta?