Thank you.
I want to focus in on the non-consensual distribution of customer information with immunity and without a warrant. Several of you have addressed it.
Mr. Geist, a couple of things you said in your opening statement were about the telephone companies, and if I can, I want to drill down a little bit on that. One of the things you said, with respect to transparency reports, was that telephone companies indicate there are actually some government rules that prohibit that.
We heard from the minister on this topic. I asked him directly about transparency reports or the provision of information by telcos regarding how often they are disclosing information without consent and without a warrant, and whether they have an obligation to talk to their customers about it. The answer I got was that it's contractual between the customer and the telco.
I'd like you, if you would, to help me understand this. If the telcos are saying the government prevents them from providing greater transparency, and the government is saying that's between them and their customer, what are we to believe, and where do we go?