Marc Miller

The exemptions is a process whereby they would have to demonstrate that they are safe by design and that will be the process of compliance that they will enter into the commission as it gets phased up.

The measures in this bill represent, in my view, the basic expectations of parents and Canadians for keeping their kids safe online.

We have to be honest, we are behind, Canada is behind, our laws are behind the digital era.

’It’s obvious why it’s a priority. Kids are dying,’ he told reporters on Parliament Hill.

It’s obvious why it’s a priority. Kids are dying.

It’s no secret to anyone that’s been paying any attention to this, that the (United States trade representative) has identified these issues as a trade issue.

Let's make sure that the standard for this committee isn't one that is perfection, because we'd be naive to think that we can eradicate this overnight.

The reality is, without defending any particular point of view, that lawyers are entitled and obligated to do their jobs.

The level of my scrutiny into it has to to reflect that sensitivity and that realization that I’m part of a series of historical governments that have taken those languages from Indigenous people.

I think it’s important to respect the nature of he commission itself. Why it was set up was to make sure that it is Indigenous people speaking about and for Indigenous people.

But part of holding people to account is giving people the benefit of the doubt, and that includes making sure the due process is respected.

It would be disingenuous to suggest that this is the single issue.

The reality is the sector is one that’s been suffering, has been suffering for years.

Affordability is an important aspect of this that shouldn’t be neglected in the discussion.

The reality is while we’re waiting for that money to come out — hundreds of millions of which are frozen in litigation — the industry is suffering.

We don’t agree entirely with the CRTC’s decision. I will be directing the CRTC to review that decision.

The reality is we’re impatient to make sure that the sector stays vital and stays supported, and that’s why we’re making that investment of $600 million into the industry.

It does not represent Quebec or Canada, and it has no place in our communities.

Part of this committee is to talk in a way that is open and frank and to tackle issues with a group of people that have spent a good deal of their career being subject to various forms of hate or have been incredible advocates in the field.