Thank you for your question, Madame.
I would suggest that the act clearly outlines the procedures. If we look at the commission's own regulations, etc., any action taken regarding the awarding or amending of any licence requires a public process. It is up to the commission in exercising and fulfilling its responsibilities to decide the process it will undertake. The act, as I said before, is very judiciously structured to ensure there is an ability for public comment and that every sector affected by any act of the commission has fair opportunity to participate.
Yes, Mr. Péladeau had publicly put forward a proposal. However, first of all, let me say that any proposal, any suggestion, or any contribution would be listened to and considered only once we have returned stability to the situation at hand.
Mr. Péladeau and the CTF itself have made some very interesting observations. This government has made some interesting observations. This is why I asked the CRTC to give me a report last year on the new realities: how the new technologies are affecting their broadcasting system and how consumer behaviour is changing because of the new technologies. That is one area that the commission will, I'm sure, take into consideration. As you know, it is reviewing radio and television, and it's taking action. The report I received from the CRTC gives us information as we continue our deliberations.
The indication from Vidéotron is that the funding model does not currently recognize the new technologies and the new platforms available. It makes some observations that we, that is the CRTC, the public, and the government, recognize may not have been recognized to date.