Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, minister.
I'd like to continue in the wake of Mr. Crête, whose question was taken up by Mr. Vincent, and discuss the policy direction aimed at the CRTC. However, I'd like to do it in my own way.
You said you wanted to study the evidence provided to our committee before a motion is passed requesting that the issuing of that the direction be stayed. That reassures me. I hope with all my heart that you'll overrule the committee's motion when you realize that the witnesses were not very credible. Some were clearly remote-controlled by very powerful people needing to keep control, for reasons they may want to explain one day.
Representatives of large companies came to implore us to shelter them from their competitors. Representatives of bogus consumer organizations even asserted that competition was not a good thing and that the resulting lower prices had to be prevented. In fact, what may be most surprising is that one spokesperson of the Union des consommateurs came and told us that, in any case, your bill violated the Telecommunications Act.
In view of the study that you have conducted and of the context leading up to this direction, do you think you violated the Telecommunications Act?