Mr. Chair, I think what we're trying to do is ascertain and come to some solutions on a very important issue. I think driving at the heart of the witness's substantive testimony is much more important than trying to ascribe whether an individual witness, in this context or any other, shares the opinions of anyone she may or may not have attended a rally with. Let's leave it at that.
I want to say thank you to all three of you for being here.
I want to say a specific welcome to Professor Emon, who is also a constituent and a member of the law faculty at my alma mater. I want to champion you and hold you up for the important work you have done on combatting Islamophobia, which has been a pressing matter, not just for the past two years in Parliament but going on for about two decades now, in the wake of 9/11.
Let's get to the substance of the matter, section 13. We've heard a lot about section 13. I have limited time, probably about five minutes and 20 seconds left right now.
Section 13 does not right now contain a definition of hate. It does not right now contain a threshold requirement. It also has a subsection (3), which exempts the service provider or the telecommunications network from any liability for the human rights violation.
Do you have any comment on those three provisions? Does it need a threshold of what constitutes an organized campaign? Does it need a definition of hatred? Should some sort of liability, in the human rights parlance, attribute to the Internet service provider or the telecommunications provider or the social media company as such?
That's open to all three of you.
Ms. Mithoowani.