Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
To come back to what I was saying earlier, the report is well prepared in terms of format, because it has an introduction, a development, a conclusion, and the correct terms have been used. But that doesn't mean that I necessarily agree with the substance. I believe the CRTC's decision to set up a task force that will be meeting with witnesses behind closed doors upstages us as a Committee.
We mustn't forget that Mr. Shaw came before this Committee and said that when he sat down over there, he has already received assurances that his comments had been heard. He went back to making his annual payments. He considered the idea of continuing to pay because he had received assurances that things would change. Those were his own words. That means that Mr. Finckenstein had already met with him, as he told us, and that there may have been an agreement between Shaw Communications and the CRTC.
Personally, I am very embarrassed at the idea of holding meetings behind closed doors. I actually came back to that point when I questioned Mr. Finckenstein, saying that I felt uncomfortable with the idea of these private meetings. If the Committee had held hearings, they would have been public. If only for that reason, we should continue to hear from witnesses and discuss this issue.
Finally, I received Mr. Angus's recommendations this morning. I have not read them. It isn't his fault, but they had to be translated. However, I do think that we should come back to the recommendations later, so that we have an opportunity to read them and look over them properly beforehand.