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Industry committee So that's the CRTC's decision and that's the way it is proceeding. We are examining our other programs. I would suspect that we are not going to use the same criteria in other programs.
May 28th, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Industry committee And again, we are very sensitive to the issue of the small service providers and we've been talking to them and consulting them on how to move forward.
May 28th, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Industry committee I'll do my best. Maybe I'll just go to the top first and then let some of my colleagues help me out. Overall, in terms of the main estimates, $8.6 billion is identified for the department and portfolio; $2.9 billion is for the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development; and $5.7 billion is for the portfolio.
May 28th, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Industry committee It is about promoting economic development in the north and building capacity around R and D in that particular area, which of course has special challenges in the north.
May 28th, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Industry committee You identified WD as well. In budget 2019, $100 million of new money was announced for WD, and their increase in the main estimates relates to two things: that $100 million of additional funding as well as, I believe, $44 million that was set aside for Churchill and the initiatives related to Churchill.
May 28th, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Industry committee You raised the National Research Council. I believe the increase in the main estimates relates specifically to IRAP and the increases in the funding in budget 2018.
May 28th, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Industry committee SSHRC, again, I think was in budget 2018, and the government made very significant investments relating to fundamental science. There's an increase related to SSHRC in that regard.
May 28th, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Industry committee The issue with FedDev Ontario was that basically their funding had come to an end. In budget 2018 and budget 2019 that was replenished, and therefore the main estimates reflect that re-establishment of their funding.
May 28th, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Industry committee Yes, I'm happy to stay for the second hour.
May 28th, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Public Accounts committee Again, trying to be concrete, when we did the 600 megahertz spectrum auction, part of the information that we've received from these consultations leads us to decide to do a 40 megahertz set-aside. So, it is ongoing, but we actually use the information in the application of our policies to licensing and to spectrum.
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Public Accounts committee There's a timing issue. We ultimately did what they raised, although when they looked at our design, they had questions about it.
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Public Accounts committee Ultimately when we delivered it, I think we did our best to address that particular issue.
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Public Accounts committee Yes, the design phase, when we were looking at how to do the program. Then when we actually delivered it, this is how we did it.
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Public Accounts committee Is that reasonably clear?
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley
Public Accounts committee Mr. Chair, I mentioned earlier that we had gone out and consulted small ISP providers. The short story is that these are exactly the issues we're consulting them on and trying to figure out the best way of moving forward.
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
John Knubley