Telecom Trends

As long as we see more competition in the Telecom market up here in Canada, I and other Canadians will be happy. As you've sad before Quebec is competitive, but that the exception that confirms the rule.
 

I was just looking at the makeup of the Inudstry Committee and the minutes of their meetings dealing with telecom deregulation that have been posted on the Committee's website. The are 12 full-time members: 4 Conservative, 4 Liberal, 2 BQ, 1 NDP and 1 Independent. When the issue of Bernier's actions came up at the meeting on January 29th a motion was put forward that "the Committee invite the Minister to explain as soon as possible his decision to disregard the motion adopted by the Committee on October 26, 2006; (and) that the Committee conduct an in-depth study of the issue of deregulating telecommunications; and that the Committee report back to the House". It passed with a vote of 6 in favour and 4 opposed. The 6 in favour were 3 Liberals, 2 BQ and 1 NDP. The 4 opposed were 3 Conservatives and 1 Independent. (The Chair is a Conservative and he doesn't vote unless there is a tie and there was one Liberal member absent). Before this motion was passed, a Conservative member tried to amend the motion by deleting all the words after "October 26, 2006". The motion to amend was defeated by a vote of 6 to 4, presumably with the 6 being made up of the same as the 6 above and same for the 4. The question I have is WHY WERE THE CONSERVATIVES OPPOSED TO THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTING AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE ISSUE OF DEREGULATING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTING BACK TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS? DO THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE?