Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This amendment may seem a bit odd, but I'll explain what it entails.
It seemed like a good opportunity to move this amendment to the bill, in the part where the minister may direct a telecommunications service provider to do anything, or refrain from doing anything, that is specified and that is, in the minister's opinion, necessary to secure the Canadian telecommunications system, including against the threat of interference, manipulation or disruption.
In the event of disruptions to the system, the minister may require that a provider have a backup system to power telephone towers.
The City of Terrebonne has been in touch with us about this issue. I imagine that other cities are in the same situation. In stormy or very windy weather, cell coverage drops because the cell towers don't have a backup system. In the event of a cyber‑attack, I think that this could ensure backup power while the situation is resolved.
We hope that our colleagues will support this amendment, which could make a big difference to many people's lives.
Thank you.