Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to ask Ms. Budnisky about the Broadcasting Act changes in the bill.
I agree with you that this doesn't address the issue of RT and other authoritarian state-controlled broadcasters such as CGTN because they're not licensed; they are on the “list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution”.
That point is taken, but wouldn't you agree that one way to amend the act would be to use section 7 of the Broadcasting Act? It gives the minister the power to issue directives so that an amendment is introduced or something is done that effectively issues a new broadcast policy of general application in which authoritarian state-controlled broadcasters are not on the “list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution”.
Wouldn't you agree that this is the way to go about doing this?