Thank you, Madam Chair.
I don't know if you've seen this, but Agence France-Presse reported that the Australian government introduced a bill to implement harsher penalties for digital giants like Meta, Google and TikTok, which are a haven of fake news and disinformation, and which young people are increasingly turning to for information.
Mainstream Australian media outlets, like their Canadian counterparts, are struggling. Australia decided to step up and take action, unlike other governments that we don't need to name here. Once again, the digital giants will be required to enter into agreements with media outlets so that news content can again be available on their platforms, otherwise they would face fairly significant fines. That could go as far as having to pay the equivalent of 2.25% of their revenue in Australia, which would then be paid to news organizations and media outlets.
What are your thoughts on that, Mr. Desjardins?
I'd like to ask everyone this question, because I think everyone would like to share their opinion on this, but I only have two and a half minutes.
Mr. Desjardins, are you jealous to see Australia take such measures?