Information & Ethics committee  I am not aware of their schedules today, but I think that's right. They unfortunately had to send their regrets.

Information & Ethics committee  Well, sir, I have to say that we do desire very much to collaborate with the Parliament of Canada and the Government of Canada. The election that's before us is going to be an important one, and an important one for us to get right at Facebook. We want to ensure a free and fair e

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, sir.

Information & Ethics committee  You're absolutely right that data protection...that we should treat privacy as a foundational cornerstone of the digital economy.

Information & Ethics committee  I believe that these are two very distinct and separate things. It wouldn't just be me. I think that if you talk to competition authorities and data protection authorities, they might very much arrive at similar views.

Information & Ethics committee  We are aware of this. I have spoken to some of my colleagues in Germany with respect to this. Our understanding is that the GDPR needs to, obviously, be enforced and interpreted by data protection authorities in Europe.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Gourde. I'll start by saying that we'll do everything we can to protect the election in October 2019. As you know, we are working closely with the Conservative Party, the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party. The other parties should be mentioned,

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you for the question. Here, in Canada, we have a team that works on each election. We have done this in Ontario, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick—

Information & Ethics committee  For the time being, in all the other elections, there have been no problems that we haven't been able to resolve quickly.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't.... If I may, I just want to share a bit more, because I am limited in what I can say—

Information & Ethics committee  I think we are undertaking a significant effort to reimagine what communications services will look like online. I think there have been a lot of interesting things written, not just by folks at the company but around the world. We do see a trend line such that people are increas

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, we fully support GDPR.

Information & Ethics committee  It's certainly the practice that we have now. I hesitate at the word “ban” because there's a broad range of services that might be used in that specific context that make sense.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry. Could you repeat the question just to make sure I understand?

Information & Ethics committee  That's a very interesting question of public policy. I think, presumably, certain—