Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses, especially Mr. Péladeau, for appearing before the committee.
We know that telecom prices tend to be lower in parts of the country where there are other service providers outside of the big three, especially in Quebec.
I'll give you an anecdote. Recently, I was looking to switch my plan. I was doing it in Ottawa on my cellphone. I thought it was such a great plan. It was offered by one of the big three. I went to the checkout and once I entered my postal code, it actually corrected me and said that plan was offered only in Quebec, and I would instead have to switch to the Ontario one. As soon as I shifted it to Ontario, the price jumped up considerably. I was very disappointed.
If the big three are truly invested in providing all Canadians with competitive prices, why does it take a regional fourth player to drive those prices down?