Canadian Heritage committee  That's a really good point, Mr. Shields. Where some of the issues come in is in our interpretation of the community standards. The community standards are the rules, but not everyone agrees with how those rules are enforced, and we totally understand that. You're right. Those dec

Canadian Heritage committee  As Kevin says, our community standards are really the formal expression of our content policy development. That work is constantly under way, and we consult with experts, academics, civil society and citizens in Canada frequently as we develop those content policies, Mr. Shields.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, we both are.

Canadian Heritage committee  Kevin, I don't know how large our global policy team is.

Canadian Heritage committee  Of course. Yes, absolutely, I think opposition parties should hold the government to account, and part of that includes holding the public service to account and asking them the appropriate questions. I think deputy minister Laurendeau answered the questions well and sufficientl

Canadian Heritage committee  If I could just respond to that, though, I think MP Aitchison's question is a good one. It's about respect on both sides. Facebook's community standards actually set out rules for engagement on our platform. They deal with bullying, with harassment, with disrespectful conduct, a

Canadian Heritage committee  That's a great question, MP Housefather. What we have done, and we announced this on Holocaust Remembrance Day this week, is this. If you search for those kinds of terms, terms related to the Holocaust—“swastika”, “white supremacy”—you are going to get a notification that direct

Canadian Heritage committee  No, go ahead, Kevin. I was going to refer that to you. The public policy talent pool in Canada is quite small. Kevin can explain more about this, but it's quite common for job postings to be circulated widely in the private sector and the public sector, among government employee