Thank you.
I must say that this is a very scary series of events we're dealing with right now. As a regulator, does it not cause you some pause--without getting into the debate as to whether the circular is enforceable and those things--that two very large, powerful entities that benefit significantly from decisions the CRTC has made in the past could walk away...?
Notwithstanding the fact that you're...and I would like to be as hopeful as you are, in terms of the optimism you've expressed. But when I asked Mr. Shaw this week if he would he just repeat his behaviour if in fact he wasn't satisfied with the resolution of what happened with the board at the CTF, his answer to me was basically, if they won't do what we're saying they'll do, will you guarantee they'll do it?
The reality here is that I'm a little afraid of that possibility and the idea that these companies could cause this reaction. I must say, I'm not perfectly content with the way the situation has been expressed.
I understand you're new; I may be newer than you, I'm not sure. But it happened in December, and the minister was saying it's up to the CRTC. The CRTC, from your own testimony, was silent. I welcome the fact that they are no longer silent. I am a little concerned about why there's this change of heart.
It seems to me that it is a very bad precedent to allow a company that you have regulatory authority over to essentially hold this system ransom, to some extent.