The other thing that strikes me is that the minister doesn't seem to be aware of his own powers. Even if the Copyright Board assessed a tariff on a musical player and the Conservatives were all getting their shorts in knots that this was going to apply to automobiles and SUVs, and, who knows, Humvee tanks in Afghanistan, the minister has the right, does he not, to prescribe not only the use...? He could say BlackBerrys are exempted, cellphones are exempted.
On December 6th, 2010. See this statement in context.