I will play the devil's advocate. In light of what we know today, was it not to bring this debate out into the light of day that Quebecor was playing hardball? I know they resumed their contributions to the fund; I'm not sure what the situation is with Shaw. They were not being listened to by the people at the fund over the last two years, nor probably by the CRTC.
On February 15th, 2007. See this statement in context.