Mr. Speaker, I will be brief.
The bill before this House is not new. We have seen it in various forms in the past. The government has a number of concerns it will raise in committee, if the House decides to refer this bill to committee. We hope to propose some amendments to the bill at committee stage, and the members will be able to consider them at their leisure.
That said, today the bill is at second reading. So, for the moment, we intend to support the bill. For our colleagues opposite who have expressed certain concerns, which we share, I reiterate that these concerns should be covered by amendments in committee before the bill returns to the House at report stage or third reading.
One of these concerns is the effect the bill may have, in its present form, on the Broadcasting Act. This concern is shared, and we intend to remedy it in committee.
I encourage my colleagues opposite, who expressed the same concerns, to raise them in committee, as the government intends.