21 MINUTES: No further study on the 700 MHz spectrum auction or government wireless policy

By Perry Hoffman

OTTAWA - All it took was 21 minutes for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to halt any further hearings into the federal government’s 700 MHz spectrum auction rules. Speaking from his Sudbury riding office, Glenn Thibeault, the consumer affairs critic for the NDP and who sits on the committee, says this represents a blow to Canadian consumers. “Ultimately at the end of the day by not having these hearings, it’s Canadian consumers that are going to lose out on this,” he tells Cartt.ca, lamenting the fact that there are still some big questions about...