I believe the answer is actually quite simple: the money came from the interchange fee that the retailer pays. What you have is a completely predictable outcome that economic arguments would lead to, based on the notion of a platform. It's based on the notion of a two-sided model. If you recall, I gave you examples of Google, the Yellow Pages, or the mall, where one side is subsidized, usually the shopper, and the other side pays, usually the provider. So what you—
Evidence of meeting #34 for Finance in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cash.
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