Thank you, Chair.
I think the opposition would agree, though, that the do not call list is a very successful program, and one that Canadians rely on to protect them. This would allow the CRTC...so this is a good measure.
There are two things I want to talk about with this Telecommunications Act.
Number one...and I made the remark in committee when we had the witnesses in front of us. I said I remembered back in 2006, when I was first elected, that we studied this in Industry. Then our chair piped up and said it was 2003. So it was long before my time. This is something that has been beaten to death. We have talked about this and talked about this. Every time it gets to the threshold, it's like the jilted bride.
It just needs to happen.
The second thing is that this is all about competition. We need competition in this industry.
Canadians expect it. Furthermore, I think they demand it. Competition is the very best thing we could ever expect or ever work into our telecommunications industry.
This is a good act. This is something that's long overdue. It's not something new. It's not something that's been sprung on us. It's time to do this, and now is the time to do it.