Mr. Speaker, my colleague and fellow eastern Ontarian is a former mayor and we have worked together doing previous work.
The people who will probably be the most happy with this legislation are the lawyers, who will get rich off this in the coming years through CRTC decisions.
I have spoken in the House on numerous pieces of legislation. In this case, the government does not properly define and give definition and angling. It kicks the can down the road to the CRTC to interpret. It is going to end up in numerous court cases, costing millions of dollars for lawyers from all over the country, contesting this back and forth for years to come. Lawyers will be better off with this legislation and process than Canadians artists are.
There is not one member in the House who does not support Canadian content, but it is how we do it. The Internet is different than TV and radio. It is an opportunity unlike we have ever seen before. Artists need to flourish in the country, not be held back by an arm's length, through the direction of whatever means, six men and women on the CRTC board. We need that freedom. That freedom has worked in the past and it can again.