Thank you.
Thank you for being here today, Commissioner.
My questions will be based on recommendation B12.
I am a bit confused by your statement. I know you want more clarity in the provision and if it's not there, then you'd like it repealed, but in your written remarks, in the first paragraph regarding recommendation B12, you stated that “the provision is extremely broad.” That's what I understand it to be, but then I was a little confused when the third paragraph said “it may be time to consider whether the scope of the provision should be broadened to include false statements made with respect to these key players.”
I'm just a little confused. I do think that false news, fake news, and a whole bunch of things need to be addressed in today's world. We are seeing a lot of problems in election campaigns around the world, but we already have a problem with provisions being too broad, so I don't know whether adding more things will in fact broaden or make it even harder to implement.
I'm just confused. Could you clarify? I think I'm of the position that I would like to strengthen it, especially given the current climate. I think that false statements about personal character are really important to me as a woman, because I do believe that women candidates oftentimes have their character called into question more than male candidates do, so I am a little concerned about that.
If you would answer that question, then I'll have a follow-up question.