Minister, the problem is that the Competition Bureau does not have the right, even under Bill C-41, to go beyond the position taken by the judiciary, particularly in Quebec. That is why Bill C-41 contains amendments that take into consideration the legislation in force in the given area.
The concern I have is that in the time it takes to get to the tribunal, the business could be dead and gone and buried and the flowers wilted, and you've lost competition, as you've seen in the United States, Minister. You've seen this happen time and time again.
There was a perfect document prepared for you by the panel, by the report. You've chosen, even in some of the chapters, such as chapters 3 and 4, only to have certain recommendations. I'll give you an example: interconnection. There are a lot of companies that haven't interconnected; yet if you proceed with this, the advances you've made in long distance and in other places will be lost, and also what you've done here in terms of local connection.
Are you not concerned that your decision to rush or to go in haste may in fact have the reverse and opposite effect to what you're trying to achieve and result in less competition and very little in the way of new entrants to this market, which will hurt consumers?