Evidence of meeting #19 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was site.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
I just want to say that I take your point at the beginning—
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Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
I'm sorry, Chair.
I just want to say that I should have worded that differently. I agree.
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Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
The key difference, of course, is that it's your platform that is designed specifically to monetize and profit from this specific content—
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Chief Operating Officer, Entreprise MindGeek Canada
I respectfully disagree.
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Chief Operating Officer, Entreprise MindGeek Canada
For consenting, approved, clean content.
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Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
Other platforms can allow it, but that's not their primary purpose.
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Conservative
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Chief Operating Officer, Entreprise MindGeek Canada
We're definitely targeting the adult market. I agree with you.
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Liberal
Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC
Thank you very much, Chair.
Mr. Antoon, for the record, what is your title?
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Chief Executive Officer, Entreprise MindGeek Canada
I'm the CEO of the MindGeek Canada division.
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Liberal
Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC
Am I to understand that you are the CEO for all of MindGeek's billing entities worldwide?
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Chief Executive Officer, Entreprise MindGeek Canada
No, that's not correct—only for the Canadian subsidiary, which provides services to the European subsidiary.
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Liberal
Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC
Can I ask you how much you were paid last year, in 2020?
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Chief Executive Officer, Entreprise MindGeek Canada
I've been asked that question before. I think this is a private, personal matter. I'd like not to share that with the committee.
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Liberal
Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC
I find that very interesting that you consider your financial information to be private and confidential, in view of the business that you're in.
Mr. Antoon, it has been reported that you are building a sprawling mansion in the north end of Montreal, that you and your wife own two other large properties in Quebec, including a compound in the Laurentians, and that you drive a Lamborghini Urus. Are these assets yours, or are they owned by MindGeek or one of the related companies?
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Chief Executive Officer, Entreprise MindGeek Canada
I don't understand how what I own is relevant to this committee. Number two, I don't think it's illegal to own a house or a property. I don't own anything in the Laurentians. If you look at the media reports—
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Liberal
