Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I am new to this committee. I am replacing my colleague Frank Baylis.
I would like to thank our six witnesses for their presentations, all of which were quite informative.
Ma question is for Mr. Sookman. I am the member for Vimy, a riding in downtown Laval that's home to many small and medium-sized businesses.
Not only did you mention that CASL should not target our SMEs, you went even further.
In your post dated June 7, 2017, you said, “You should instantly sense something is wrong with a law if it could make kids promoting lemonade stands to their neighbours or trying to get a babysitting job, or a person recommending a dentist to an acquaintance, illegal.” However, the exemptions provided for in CASL and its regulations—family relationships, personal relationships and recommendations—would potentially apply to each of those cases.
In your opinion, should we broaden the scope of the exemptions provided for by the act and its regulations? Further, should we include new exemptions from the act's prohibitions?