CTS 2016: Bernier calls for deregulation of telecom industry

TORONTO – True competition in Canada’s telecommunications industry will require foreign investments and phasing out the CRTC’s role as telecom regulator, according to former Industry Minister and Conservative party leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier.Speaking Tuesday at a keynote speech at the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto, Bernier had harsh words for the CRTC, both past and present, saying that it is “behind the curve” and accusing it of having a “control freak mindset”.“As the industry evolves, the CRTC finds new reasons to continue to regulate it, in order to justify its existence. In doing so, it is not protecting consumers, it...