Mr. Speaker, throughout the direct to home satellite debate the government has attempted to deflect criticism by portraying the Reform Party as anti-competition, and nothing could be further from the truth.
The government has also said that we could not criticize the process. Wrong again. Not one part of the tainted DTH process was above board. Expressvu is loaded with CRTC insiders and Power DirecTv has stronger Liberal ties than Mackenzie King.
The only thing that has been clear in all of it is that Canadians are paying the price for the government's lack of coherent cultural policy that favours true competition.
My question is for the Minister of Canadian Heritage. If the government truly wants competition, why will it not live up to its commitment to release a comprehensive cultural policy?