As I explained, the problem is mainly related to regulations. If the government decides to go ahead with protecting Canadians from bad content or material on digital platforms, American platforms can say the government can't do that because, in the agreement that we signed with them, we made a commitment not to hold them responsible, whereas Canadian companies are responsible.
There is also the issue with Netflix and taxes. Netflix doesn't pay GST, and businesses here complain that their services are taxed. This creates an environment where competition isn't necessarily fair. It also raises questions about what we want to do as a society and as a government to protect our businesses, Canadians and national security, among other things.
There's also a grey area, as I said in my remarks. The agreement says that exceptions can be made for legitimate public policy objectives.
What does that really mean in practice? Where's the line? Ideally, we should try to define it, and the agreement doesn't do that, in my opinion.
We could be in for some surprises in a few years if the government wanted more control and more regulations governing the digital realm.