Thank you.
Colleagues, I don't know about you, but I've kind of heard enough here today. I actually think there's a lot of commonality that's been shared among members of this committee, which is heartening.
I'm thinking about Cathy Cooper, whose story really instigated this whole issue. I'm thinking about what kind of justice we can give her today while these men are sitting in front of us.
Colleagues, arising out of the testimony today, and given the matter at hand, I move:
That the committee report to the House its disappointment in Rogers Communications Inc. for not proactively disclosing the true costs of their products and services to consumers, and notes the detrimental impact the lack of competition in the telecommunications sector is having on Canadian consumers.
We'll make sure that we send that to the clerk right away in both official languages.
Colleagues, I've tried to put forward a motion that's devoid of partisan language and just states the facts. We've now heard almost two hours of testimony after we had to spend several hours of our own time trying to get Mr. Staffieri here. I imagine what we've heard today sounds a lot like what Rogers and Bell customers hear on the phone, when they're trying to argue about their contracts.
I appreciate the many employees who work within these companies, but if we're not expressing displeasure as parliamentarians, the leaders of these companies will continue to think that Parliament doesn't matter and won't respect our authority. It's important that our committee sends a strong signal to our colleagues that we are displeased. Hopefully, that signal of displeasure will spur these men to act, if the displeasure of their customers hasn't been able to do that in the past. I also hope that we can give some measure of closure to Ms. Cooper. What a ride this has been for her.
I hope you will support this motion, and I'm happy to take any questions.