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Kevin Chan
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Kevin Chan
2021-03-29 11:36
Ma'am, nobody was interviewed from Canadian Heritage—
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NDP (AB)
That's not really the point, though, Mr. Chan, with all due respect.
Kevin Chan
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Kevin Chan
2021-03-29 11:36
Ma'am, the facts are important, and it is important that we show love and courage to people when we bring them before the committee. I would want to be very respectful to you, but again I—
View Heather McPherson Profile
NDP (AB)
Okay, Mr. Chan, I'm going to carry on with some other questions. I will just point out that, as has been brought up already, my job as the opposition is to ask some questions that may be difficult for you.
Kevin Chan
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Kevin Chan
2021-03-29 11:36
We are here to answer them, ma'am, but we will answer them based on truth, with love and courage—
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NDP (AB)
In the Canadian market, Mr. Chan, what was the net profit made by Facebook during the year 2020?
Kevin Chan
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Kevin Chan
2021-03-29 11:36
I'm not aware of that number, ma'am.
View Heather McPherson Profile
NDP (AB)
Excluding payroll taxes, how much tax did Facebook [Technical difficulty—Editor]?
Kevin Chan
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Kevin Chan
2021-03-29 11:37
I'm not aware of that, but I also believe it's commercially confidential, ma'am.
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NDP (AB)
For the year 2020, what was your advertising revenue with Canadian media content in Canada?
Kevin Chan
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Kevin Chan
2021-03-29 11:37
With media content, it would be zero, ma'am.
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NDP (AB)
Professor Jean-Hugues Roy estimated that Facebook's advertising revenue in Canada related to journalistic content was approximately $210 million. Concerning this estimate, Mr. Chan, you responded via a written statement to the media that these estimates are wrong. If this is the case, what is the real number?
I would just point out, I guess, that it would be irresponsible of you to question the work of a researcher if you don't actually have that number.
Kevin Chan
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Kevin Chan
2021-03-29 11:37
Well, ma'am, I believe you're referring to Professor Jean-Hugues Roy at UQAM.
This is a professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
I had a conversation with Professor Hugues afterwards, which he then subsequently wrote into an article. He agreed with me.
He said his analysis was flawed.
Again, as I explained to Professor Roy, we do not make money. Ads are not placed next to news articles to make money. That's not how our ad products work.
Ma'am, I took a look at your Facebook page through our ad library just this morning, and I know you were running ads as late as yesterday, so you'll appreciate that you don't have an option to put ads next to news articles.
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NDP (AB)
I'm wondering, though, how you can say it was incorrect without actually having some of those numbers that you can share with us.
Kevin Chan
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Kevin Chan
2021-03-29 11:38
It's because, ma'am, again, that's not how the platform works. I just explained to you—as you will know, having run ads as late as yesterday—that you do not have an option to put ads next to news articles.
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