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Canadian Heritage committee  You heard what the concerns were when both of them were before you, so I don't need to repeat them. You had Mr. Shaw here and Mr. PĂ©ladeau here. Why has it taken so long? You know, it's a system that works, and at least to some extent a lot of people benefit from it. There's a r

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  Scott can probably tell you better how long it has been percolating.

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  You will recall that one of the criticisms by Quebecor was that the fund did not finance projects on different platforms in the new media, etc. Clearly this is one of the drivers behind the discontent with the fund at this point in time.

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  No, first off, we have no preconceived notions. Secondly, as you pointed out, everybody talked in broad strokes. If you're going to understand what's really going on here, you have to go down to the details and what the funding and distribution mechanisms are that people really

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes and no. As part of my job, it is absolutely vital that I understand what the industry thinks, or what the players in the industry think, and hear their views unfiltered either by briefing notes from my staff or intermediaries. So I have been taking off every Friday since bein

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  I disagree with your initial argument that there has been a breach of the law. As I explained to Mr. Scott, there has been no breach of the law here. What there has been is there have been no monthly payments. The monthly payments are traditional, but they're not mandated by law.

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  First of all, I don't know the specific issue that you're referring to. My colleague will answer on it. I just want you to understand that the CRTC is a regulator. We regulate. We lay down the regulations on those things that absolutely have to be done. We also issue directives

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm sorry, I'm here to talk about the CTF, not elections. I will ask my colleague to answer that.

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't know what's so difficult to understand. There's a difference between something that's law and something that's convention. It's usually to the interest of both sides of convention to live up to it. Michel will tell you about the election circulars.

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  I was not there at the time; therefore I cannot answer. Scott are you able to respond to that?

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  Do not forget that we are not responsible for the Fund. It is the responsibility of the Department of Canadian Heritage. When people speak of the authorities, they are probably referring to the department. Our responsibility is limited to disbursing Fund monies. I do not know wh

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  The Broadcasting Act, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, and the Telecommunications Act give me a task to do, and essentially as an independent regulator we discharge our mandate in the way we see best, most efficient, and hopefully most successf

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  I issued the press release after the minister had publicly asked them to resume payments. I had been, at that point in time, one week on the job. I was being briefed and the minister made that comment, and obviously I read letters from several parties. For instance, the Directors

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  There really was no need to take a position because payments were being made on a monthly basis. I don't know when Shaw announced that it wouldn't make the monthly payments, but I think it was basically during the interregnum--my predecessor was leaving and I wasn't appointed yet

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein

Canadian Heritage committee  The new technologies are at the centre of the crisis, there is not doubt about that. They are the major cause. As for who we will be consulting, my colleague Mr. Arpin is in a better position to answer that question.

February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting

Konrad von Finckenstein