Mr. Speaker, the CRTC is out of line and out of touch with most Canadians. A major cable company is predicting consumer a revolt if his cable company bundles Pride Vision, a channel devoted to gay issues programming, with other channels, if they feel it is forced upon them whether they want to accept that channel or not.
Pride Vision is among 16 English language digital channels set to launch this fall which must be carried by all cable companies.
The CRTC will not allow single faith broadcasting, but is quite free in granting specialty licences to other special interest groups. I believe the CRTC should get out of the licensing business. However, if it remains it ought to treat all groups equally.
If Pride Vision is going to be bundled with other channels, why not grant a licence to the Eternal Word Television Network? Why not allow the broadcasting of other specialty programs into Canada such as radio programs—