Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We are coming nearly to the end of the testimony and this witness panel’s appearance.
I am trying to form an opinion on what I heard. I am just trying to see where you are at regarding regulation so that I can think about it constructively.
I must admit I am a little confused.
On the one hand, when we asked all of you if this requires regulation, the answer was yes. When we asked you if quick action is needed, the answer was yes.
On the other hand, when we got into the details, you told us that Bill C‑27 is inadequate. It contains too many things and touches on too many aspects. Then you sort of told us that a lot of legislation would need changes. I noted down which ones we discussed today: The Canada Health Act, the Canada Elections Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, the Criminal Code, the Copyright Act, the Patent Act and measures specifically targeting advertising for children. These types of changes would require endless legislative work, especially with the type of Parliament we’re sitting in today. In the end, it leads to us not having any regulation.
Furthermore, I think if we presented a bill to you in which we changed all of that legislation at the same time, you would probably tell us we are coming back to the same problem at the start of Bill C‑27, and it all boils down to the same thing.
If I understand correctly, it’s a matter of public relations and strategy, among other things.
I have the bad habit of being very direct. I will therefore ask you the following question: Isn’t this a rather clever way of telling us that you don’t want any regulation?
Take all the time left to answer my question.