Mr. Chair, it was a pleasure to sit in on the presentations from the witnesses, and I do see that my colleague, Mr. Blaikie, has arrived. Before he digs into the questioning, I'd love to ask a question of Mr. Freedman, since he gave a generous shout-out to my home community. Of course, community radio is important right across the country. Here in northwest B.C., the folks at Smithers Community Radio CICK and Nuxalk Radio in Bella Coola are doing some very important work bringing local news and culture to their communities.
The question is around your proposal, Mr. Freedman, to dedicate a percentage of the money the federal government was giving to Facebook and provide that funding to community radio stations across the country. I wonder if you could elaborate on what that would amount to. I believe you were proposing that 8% of the portion formerly spent on Facebook ads would be redirected to community radio stations. What would that amount to? How does that compare to current federal funding for community radio stations, and what could stations like CICK in Smithers or Nuxalk Radio in Bella Coola do with that increased investment in the important work of community radio?