The conditions are as legally stringent as they can be. At the hearing, the nature of the commitment makes it difficult to characterize it as a licensing condition. In fact, that can sometimes be a bit vague, or the situation may be a bit uncertain owing to its nature. A licence holder applying for renewal makes certain commitments during the hearing. They take on those commitments, but if they do not meet them, we cannot take more direct recourses. If we are talking about a licensing condition, we have a whole set of tools we can use. Failure to meet a licensing condition is a very serious offence. Binding orders can be issued in such situations. There are legal recourses available. As far as commitments go, the enforcement is less direct. We do not have as many legal tools at our disposal.
On February 28th, 2013. See this statement in context.