Industry committee  I think, speaking as someone who's been knocking around this area for 20 to 25 years, there is no precedent for this degree of initiative on the part of the political executive.

Industry committee  I was not a member of the commission when the initial decision on voice-over-Internet protocol was made, but I've read the decision. The commission at that time asked itself, is voice-over-Internet protocol a new service, or is it a new technological fashion of delivering an old

Industry committee  There is a large and complex process of canvassing of opinions of a systematic nature with a series of dates so that everyone submits their own view. The commission can ask questions of the people who submit their views, and these people have to answer those questions, all in pub

Industry committee  Mr. Masse, we receive thousands of complaints about telecommunications services a year. The provincial consumer offices receive thousands of complaints a year, and the various NGOs who work in support of consumers receive thousands of complaints a year. The commission in its deci

Industry committee  I think we would consider the changes when they arrive and ask ourselves that question, but at the moment I don't see a reason to say we could not do our job.

Industry committee  As a quasi-judicial tribunal, we have certain framework requirements that come from the law and jurisprudence of quasi-judicial tribunals, our particular acts, the requirements of natural justice, and the requirements of the judicial review process under which we are subject to t

Industry committee  That's a pretty vague question, Mr. Carrie, with the greatest respect. There are dozens and dozens of companies out there.

Industry committee  I said before that the major cable companies that have offered VOIP products are, as one can see by reading their marketing and financial reporting, very pleased with the performance of their voice-over-Internet products. If we look at the data, we can see that they are making ra

Industry committee  In a way, we're going to have to hand the ball off to our colleagues in the Competition Bureau. I think it's fair to say that we both hope there will be legislative amendments to our respective legislation that will clarify that hand-off and make it more effective, but we've been

Industry committee  The Telecommunications Act was written in sufficiently generous terms to leave sufficient room for interpretation. Historically, the CRTC has benefited from sufficient latitude from successive governments of various political stripes to interpret the legislation as it sees fit.

Industry committee  To the extent that the order in council is not complete or made public, it is somewhat vague. Does this vagueness create a significant problem or encourage certain individuals to reconsider their investment plans, based on what they've said? You will convene them and hear from th

Industry committee  The CRTC was not invited to issue an opinion, since this concerned a review of the commission's decision.

Industry committee  Technically, that would be possible. I will ask our legal counsel. We cannot say, since the government can return decisions to us without further information. It can amend these decisions or not. We cannot get involved in these decisions before receiving a final version. We mus

Industry committee  With regard to the policy direction, let me first be honest and say that the minister and the government would have to do something very flagrant for an agency such as ours to conclude that it was somehow improper. The fact that I don't regard it as improper may not be a guarante

Industry committee  Mr. Carrie, we have certain statutory responsibilities that we carry out, and the Governor in Council has certain prerogatives with respect to our responsibilities that he can choose or not choose to exercise. It is our job to either conform to those statutory and constitutional