Derek Sloan at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On November 26th, 2020. See this statement in context.

November 26th, 2020 / 11:55 a.m.

Conservative

Derek Sloan Conservative Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON

Right.

I want to ask you a further question.

You've mentioned a few times that the CRTC is a quasi-judicial, independent body. Your activities are subject to government direction through various ministers, including the Minister of Industry. In the press release by Minister Bains on August 15, he characterized the decision made in August, 2019—and I'm summarizing again—as not entirely correct in terms of the balancing act.

Would you guys at the CRTC look at that press release and view that as government direction, or is your decision-making process entirely independent of that relationship?

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