Industry committee  I'm happy to talk to cloud issues. I think a couple of points need to be made. For many cloud services, for these server farms, energy costs are by far the most significant costs they incur. We have a natural advantage. Any number of people have pointed to the potential we would have to locate server farms up in the north, where naturally it's fairly cold.

Industry committee  You would start to see it the way you see it in some other countries. You see it to a certain extent in the United States in basic retail. You see it in places like Japan and South Korea, where using the network for many services, games, and entertainment, what we are characterizing here as e-commerce, becomes the primary way people purchase and interact.

Industry committee  A decade ago, when people were talking about e-commerce, what they were talking about, to a significant extent, were low barriers to entry. The idea was that someone, anyone, a small business person, could suddenly now access a global marketplace. Frankly, what I have heard for the last almost two hours now is that the barriers to entry are even higher than most envisioned they would be.

Industry committee  On the data caps, which became a big political and popular issue earlier this year, with usage-based billing, I think what we saw here was a couple of years of a policy running under the radar screen for most Canadians. The relationship with the CRTC was such that you had a couple of larger players, led by Bell, that were able to push forward.

Industry committee  I don't think it's strictly an issue of how to do business in the United States. There are problems associated with patent thickets. The ability to innovate in whatever the space happens to be is often impeded by what's called a patent thicket, where you have multiple patents all over the place.

Industry committee  I'd be happy to. The concern is there is nothing to stop any business from employing a digital lock. We've seen that in a number of businesses. Many businesses have given it up. You might think back to the music industry that started with digital locks. They thought they needed to lock it down.

Industry committee  I was heartened to hear that the manufacturers and consumers in public interest are ad idem on this. That speaks to the kind of competition we see for broadband services to the home, wired services, whether fibre or otherwise, as well as on the wireless side. Regardless of the ranking that you see, I think we all recognize that Canada is not a leader at this time.

Industry committee  There's been much talk of late about some of the success stories among some smaller players, say, in the app market. Toronto has seen a number of significant players move into the app market. We've seen a large number of buyouts lately, where Canadian start-ups, as they move up the chain a little bit, get picked off by U.S. companies.

Industry committee  It's a great question. I think in many ways it represents one of the best opportunities we have to change some of the competitive dynamics. I guess I'd point to at least a couple of issues. First off, I think we need another set-aside, ensuring that either new entrants, or entrants that only have a very small percentage of the market, have a certain amount of that spectrum exclusively for their bidding.

Industry committee  On the transaction fee side we've got payment experts here, but I think it's quite clear that other jurisdictions are saying it's necessary to step in through regulation. Even on the e-commerce side, in the United States we've heard about the concerns about using credit cards.

Industry committee  I'm going to take a slightly contrary position. I know e-commerce can have a very broad umbrella, but I think we do the issues a bit of a disservice if we're focused to a large degree on buying equipment as if doing so is going to fuel e-commerce. I frankly don't think that's the case.

Industry committee  As I mentioned off the top, my focus is largely on the policy side. Certainly some of the things that were in, let's say, the throne speech I think are important. Last time round, anti-spam legislation was passed, which is currently going through the regulations phase. I think it's worth noting that a number of groups were perhaps not paying enough attention back when that bill was being passed, and they're seeking to use the regulation-making phase to undo the kind of structure the government put in place.

Industry committee  Not really, but my understanding is that a new report just came out today on that issue.

Industry committee  On the cultural issue, with something like books, I understand the arguments for retaining some of those rules on publishers and stuff, although I think you could have a good debate on this topic. But the notion that the nationality of the owner matters with respect to the bookseller strikes me as positively absurd.

Industry committee  Oh, sorry, for those three.