Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
When Minister Bernier announced that he was ignoring the ball that the CRTC had tossed squarely into his court, he started off by asking the CRTC to reconsider a decision. The CRTC pretended to do so, but ultimately stood by its decision. For an organization like the CRTC, this smacked of arrogance of the most extraordinary kind. I heard some say, particularly Mr. Crête, that the Minister had acted rather dogmatically, that mere principles were at issue and that practically speaking, it was a rather dangerous situation. However, if we look beyond principles, we need to find some justification for the motion that you would have the committee adopt.