Industry committee I wasn't there at that time. I apologize, but I cannot answer your question.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee Honestly, no one's ever talked about it.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee I don't have the faintest clue; it's possible.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee The Auditor General can audit us at any time. I have nothing more to say on this matter.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee Are we talking about business or residential?
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee I was referring to an order in council.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee They are consistent with some parts and with a certain thematic orientation in the report.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee The minister has adopted some significant parts of the legislation, but I cannot confirm that he has adopted it as a whole or that he has decided to fully implement all the recommendations. There are several dozen. No doubt, some of the minister's or the government's decisions ar
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee This is a question you should ask my colleagues and members of the expert panel who will testify before you later.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee It possesses the expertise, but it's role is not to judge the minister's decisions based on qualitative rules or provide an assessment such as the one you are asking us to make.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee This speaks to the relationship between the two pieces of legislation, an issue that was raised in the report in a particular recommendation. I can't find the right words in French. It concerned the Telecommunications Competition Tribunal. The government recommended joining the t
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee Work remains to be done.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee Bell is able to cut its rates, but it cannot do so selectively, meaning only in areas that it shares with its competitors Videotron and Cogeco. Your question is valid with regard to those areas. I couldn't say, but I can tell you that, according to Mr. McTeague, Bell may increase
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee We clearly believed, generally, that this was the best way to focus the various opinions around the table in the public interest, despite our radically different interpretations, sometimes, of that public interest.
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French
Industry committee First, the minister has remained undeniably consistent in all his interventions. The CRTC is therefore required to interpret and apply the legislation in light of the guideline and the order in council, if such exists. It will do so to the best of its abilities and the collective
February 5th, 2007Committee meeting
Richard French