Mr. Speaker, Power DirecTv needed an exemption order from cabinet, since the use of its partner's American satellite violates current CRTC rules. Moreover, because of such exemption orders, the federal government could be liable to court action, this according to the CRTC's secretary general.
Will the Minister of Industry recognize that, with this made-to-measure order for Power DirecTv, the government is allowing that company to use DirecTv's American satellite, thus avoiding having to pay tens of millions of dollars in fees for using the Canadian satellite?