Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. My name is Pierre Karl Péladeau. With me today is Peggy Tabet, vice‑president Regulatory and Environmental Affairs. Bill C‑11, which revises outdated legislation from 1991, is an opportunity for parliamentarians to address the growing historical inequity

Canadian Heritage committee  It's a long list.

Canadian Heritage committee  Unfortunately, it's a pretty dull list as well, involving decades upon decades of regulations. This isn't a Canadian phenomenon; it's a North American—perhaps even global—phenomenon. Cable television, so the distribution of signals over cable, is a sector in decline. The Interne

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Champoux, for giving me a chance to discuss that. The first auction that the Department of Industry held further to the new competition policy paved the way for new entrants, defined as new operators, which were able to take advantage of set-asides. The policy was

Canadian Heritage committee  Basically, what we're saying here is that we've been seeing the kind of oligopoly policies that have been established for the last decades in Canada. We've been able to prove, with a fourth operator in Quebec, that Quebeckers can enjoy much better prices and something that is qui

Canadian Heritage committee  Madam Chair, thank you. My name is Pierre Karl Péladeau, and I am the president and CEO of Quebecor. With me today is Peggy Tabet, vice-president of regulatory and environmental affairs. A few weeks ago, the CRTC held its hearings on the Rogers–Shaw deal. Quebecor did not parti

Transport committee  I'd be happy to. The presence of a fourth operator has unequivocally been shown to be a good thing. In or around 2007-2008, the government introduced conditions that were conducive to competition, conditions that benefited Canadians, especially Quebeckers and people in the Marit

Transport committee  You are referring to last week's decision?

Transport committee  I will piggyback a bit on my colleague's response to the question of your colleague Mr. Soroka. I think it's very important. Our experience for the last 12 years now, since the government decided it would set aside spectrum to make sure there will be competition, is that in cert

Transport committee  I would tie profitability to investment, of course. A number of factors determine profitability, the first being operating income—the ability to generate revenue. A big chunk of a company's profits are reinvested, and yes, because of the country's size, those investments will ha

Transport committee  Mr. El-Khoury, I'm not sure what you're referring to, so you'll have to tell me more about the hexagon model.

Transport committee  I'm conferring with my colleague, but unfortunately we don't have the answer. It's a highly technical question. I will have to get back to you.

Transport committee  The first thing I will say is that Quebeckers have been able to enjoy that type of service for the past 20 years. The 2000s marked the transition from telephone-based Internet access towards cable-based access. The switch was from copper wire to coaxial cable, and then to fibre o

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Barsalou-Duval. Yes, we certainly hope so. Bear in mind that Bell Canada is one of Videotron's competitors. The pole network in Quebec is occupied mainly by Hydro-Québec and Bell Canada. That is certainly the case in our coverage area, anyway, which stretches fro

Transport committee  Again, Mr. Barsalou-Duval, we hope so. Given our past experience, we are hoping this will be it. To the credit of Bell's leadership, I will say that, as far as the installation of poles is concerned, the whole inventory or backlog issue appears to have been miraculously solved.