Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry. After reviewing its decision at the government's request, last week, the CRTC approved again a $2 per month increase in local phone rates. This increase will come into effect on January 1, 1996, and will be followed by another $2 per month increase on January 1, 1997. A third increase is scheduled for sometime in 1998.
Could the minister tell us if he endorses the CRTC's latest decision, after having rejected its September 1994 decision?