Canadian Heritage committee  Let's go back to what you are an expert in. You're from Unifor and you represent journalists, camerapersons and the people behind the scenes. You've seen that there has been a decline in the number of those people employed in journalism over the past number of years. We heard earlier today that a very small percentage of YouTubers actually make money on the platform.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm sorry. Maybe I wasn't clear, Mr. Kitt. Of the people who make money on YouTube, which is a small percentage, 60% of them make less than $10,000 a year. Would a journalist be employed for that amount of money? Is it a viable career option for a Unifor member?

Canadian Heritage committee  You started off your segment talking about how important local news is in our communities. You said it has never been more important. I'm wondering if you can expand on that a little.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. I will use my remaining minute to ask—

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. Madame Paré, you said something to the effect that we have such a strong cultural sector in Quebec and in Canada right now because we have had a Broadcasting Act up until now. What do you see for the future? Should we not have a revived and renewed Broadcasting Act if Bill C-11 is passed in the House?

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm going to assume everybody can hear me okay. I would like to direct my questions back to Mr. Kitt with Unifor. I'll let you expand a bit on your last comment. You were talking about how it's not really a free market out there. Algorithms and companies are deciding the content.

Canadian Heritage committee  Just let me ask you this quickly before we run out of time. Do we still have a need for traditional journalism? Is it outdated? Is there still a demand? Should we be supporting it?

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and through you I would like to start off my questions with Troy Reeb, who was a colleague of mine many years ago through Global News. Mr. Reeb, I know you have been through the trenches over many decades in journalism on the front lines, and I know you touched on this a little bit in your opening statement.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Reeb. Following up on that, what do you say to the assertion we heard earlier in this panel that this bill just doesn't understand the online world?

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. Is there another minute or so left?

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I really want to thank the witnesses for being here and putting up with our questions. I would like to take you back. You've touched on this a little bit already, but the CRTC has seen massive changes in broadcasting over the past decade or so. I'm wondering how the CRTC was able to pivot with any of those changes, if at all.

Canadian Heritage committee  Just so we're all clear around the table—and I know it's a basic question—why do we need a CRTC in Canada going into the future?

Canadian Heritage committee  I believe I understood from your opening statement that you feel, from your experience, that bills C-11 and C-18 are necessary in Canada. Can you go into that a little bit more?

Canadian Heritage committee  If you have any opinion, I'm wondering if you can share about why it's important to have local news and broadcasters in Canada.

Canadian Heritage committee  Picking up on that, maybe I'll direct this question to Ms. Brazeau, because you talked about how it's federal legislation and the SAA doesn't cover all artists. Provincial and territorial legislation comes into play for a lot of artists. Can you talk about that division of power and maybe the need for other legislation at the provincial and territorial level?