Industry committee  We did not. At one point when we were more ambitious in the early stages of our work, we contemplated drafting a model bill with all of the specific changes. But frankly we thought it was more important to get the basic recommendations out into the public debate. So we have not done what you asked, Monsieur Crête, and actually itemize the specific number of changes.

Industry committee  It's a very difficult question. As you know, Mr. McTeague, the regulators in this country and in the U.S. and elsewhere have been struggling for over a decade to try to find the appropriate test for deregulating markets. In fact, it's been two decades since we started with the long distance industry.

Industry committee  The reason our panel did not deal with the issue of forbearance directly is that it was before the commission—sub judice, so to speak—while our panel was studying it, and so we did not make specific recommendations on forbearance. Having said that, we did recommend, as you know, that there be as much reliance as possible on market forces rather than specific regulation.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members of the committee, thank you for inviting me, Dr. Gerri Sinclair, and André Tremblay to appear before the committee to speak about the report we prepared as members of the Telecom Policy Review Panel. Unfortunately, prior commitments prevented Dr. Sinclair and Monsieur Tremblay from joining me here today.