Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to the committee.
On March 25, we heard from representatives of Industry Canada, who told us, “Before issuing spectrum licences, Industry Canada must confirm compliance with these ownership and control requirements.” The licences were sold in 2008. In October, the CRTC decided that Globalive did not respect Canadian ownership requirements. This decision was then modified by the government, which decided that the company did meet the criteria.
You explained earlier that when a company wants to purchase spectrum licences or submit a bid, it must disclose what the company is and who controls it. I imagine that it was based on this information, at the outset, that Industry Canada allowed Globalive to bid and that the licences were sold.
When were you notified that Industry Canada continued, even after the modifications, to state that the company complied with Canadian ownership requirements?