Mr. Speaker, I would like to make some comments on the remarks made by the previous speaker. I understand the the member for St. Albert always wishes to discredit various tribunals and legislative bodies that we have in the country. However, we heard very clearly from the users, the stakeholders, the people who will be involved in reducing or eliminating the monopoly of Teleglobe Canada.
It is important to know the rules for having a level playing field. Although I understand his objective, I do not think it was relevant to the debate.
Another item is the amendment to the motion which states that in the public interest, each of the bodies or tribunals that we have set up, whether it is for telecommunications or other sectors across Canada, part of their mandate is to act in the public interest.
My concern with the amendment to the motion would be to call into question if the public interest should be held in this motion only and not in the rest of the act. As I stated earlier, each one of the administrative bodies are there to act in the public interest. My concern would be that the perception is given that the CRTC does not act in the public interest.
I do not think that the hon. member for Mercier meant that. However, it could be implied that the concern is for the public interest only in that section. Therefore, I have a great concern that the comment is made only in that section. Maybe we need to make sure and to reconfirm administrative acts and tribunals so that it is very clear that it is being done in the public interest.
I was a little unsure about the point made by the member from the Conservative Party. I think we have gone beyond the points he was trying to make. Therefore, I cannot respond.