Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
With respect to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the application process of the CRTC was tainted by political interference by the minister.
The CRTC in refusing the application may itself have made a political decision just to be on the safe side. The panic stricken phone call from Mr. Darling to the member for Calgary Southeast yesterday merely confirms the concern felt by many Canadians that this quasi-judicial body is now feeling pressure for political reasons.
How can the Prime Minister assure us that the integrity of the CRTC and its decision making process have not been compromised by the actions of the minister?