In my brief, I address this issue. To answer in the time remaining, the fact is that there is a lot of debate about whether or not Canada can put forward an online harms bill, given the backlash we've seen regarding freedom of expression. I urge this committee, the justice committee, the heritage committee and others studying this area to look at what the EU is suggesting with its Digital Services Act. It is basically saying, “Look, we've gone through that whole backlash process and we're going to present a systems approach to this issue, so the onus is on the platforms themselves. We're going to put the onus on them to have annual risk assessments, audits, independent audits and, ultimately, the potential for fines, put forward by regulatory agencies, if they do not live up to it.”
It's in my brief, if you want to have a look at it. I would be happy to talk to the committee in greater detail, later on.
