Canadian Heritage committee  Through the chair, I would respond that I think we have seen quite a lot of retaliation against independent researchers and attempts to influence academic research. It is very difficult to even gain access to the data needed to do much of the research, for example, on disinforma

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. Can you hear me now, and can the interpreters hear me?

Canadian Heritage committee  This legislation is important, because it creates a forum where all news media, including small news media and other news media, that are unable to even get an answer from a tech platform, or to get verified on a tech platform, will have the opportunity to negotiate. That is on

Canadian Heritage committee  The research shows that Google and Meta dominate up to 90% of the digital advertising market. They control various aspects through a vertical monopoly that adds servers and exchanges. This means they can charge monopoly rents on digital advertising. They also force news organiza

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you so much. I think the agreement will help journalists and the media in Canada [Technical difficulty—Editor] for negotiations. One of the things that—

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. I'm sorry. I'll try not to speak with my hands. What I was saying was this: Part of what this act does is create a forum where all publishers have the opportunity to come to a negotiating table, because one of the biggest challenges I've heard from media and journalists ar

Canadian Heritage committee  I could try to answer in French. It's very important to have several sources of funding for the media [Technical difficulty], from the government, the platforms, advertising, and to have a number of funding options. then the influence of one actor or one entity over news does n

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, certainly funding has an impact on journalists' independence. That's why one of the most important principles is to have a pluralistic array of funding, so that news organizations are not dependent on any one company, one government or one revenue stream. Ideally, you would

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, I have seen the details. Thank you so much. I have been following these news media bargaining codes around the world. I think it's beneficial to see what's happening in Canada. I don't think that the amount determined with Google is sufficient or at all on par with what is

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for inviting me to testify. My name is Courtney Radsch, and I'm the director of the Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute, and a researcher and affiliated fellow at several institutions including UCLA and the Center for International Governanc

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. Sorry about that. First, tech giants use their platforms to propagandize against regulation they oppose, distorting public perception and debate. We saw this in Australia, Canada, Brazil and the U.S. with news media bargaining legislation. Google used its search page to a