Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
This is a very interesting discussion. I have to say that I always find it amusing when a member of Parliament accuses another member of Parliament of being a politician. Thank you for that laugh, Jim.
This might surprise some of our colleagues here, but my reading of the act is that indeed the executive, through its authority to give directives, can pretty well tell the CRTC what to do.
I've even found out that there are two authorities to set regulation--
specifically, under the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Broadcasting Act or the Telecommunications Act. And, in fact, both the CRTC and the Governor in Council can make regulations.
I have been asking myself these questions, and I would like to put them to you, Mr. Dalfen. But, I would like to begin with a question that is not at all theoretical.
Has the CRTC passed regulations that conflicted with regulations made by the Governor in Council?