Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Industry admitted in this House that with respect to direct to home satellite services, and I quote: "There might be a potential problem for consumers-consumers must examine their options very carefully before they buy". But under the legislation, the Minister of Industry has responsibility for technological development, as well as protecting the consumer public.
Since the minister does not intend to follow up on the recommendation made to him by my colleague from Rimouski-Témiscouata that there be an information campaign on the real risks of buying a satellite dish and a decoder, does the minister intend to follow up on the suggestion from Quebec's culture minister, Mrs. Beaudoin, that direct to home satellite businesses be encouraged to rent their equipment rather than sell it, in order to protect the consumer?