It seems that Canada’s Conservative Government has no interest in getting involved in the net neutrality debate. When asked a question about the issue in Parliament yesterday by NDP member Charlie Angus, Industry Minister Jim Prentice said:
“At this point in time we will continue to leave the matter between consumers on the one hand and Internet service providers on the other,”
(You can read more about this here)
I find his stance to be completely hypocritical given the fact that one of the founding principles of the Conservative Party is this:
- A belief that the purpose of Canada as a nation state and its government, guided by reflective and prudent leadership, is to create a climate wherein individual initiative is rewarded, excellence is pursued, security and privacy of the individual is provided and prosperity is guaranteed by a free competitive market economy;
So, let’s recap. You have a business (Bell Canada) who is employing technology (throttling) that has a negative effect on people that resell their product (DSL Resllers). On top of that, the business in question (Bell) is fighting against a ruling that forces it to allow competitors to use its network in the interest of creating competition. (Don’t even get me started about Rogers)
Given those facts, how does the government live up to the founding principle that I stated above by doing nothing?
It doesn’t. It’s that simple.
Bell is killing competition. Period. The ruling party in Parliament (The Conservative Party Of Canada) should be in the middle of this guaranteeing that there is actually a free and fair market when it comes to Internet access. By not doing so they put something that they hold dear (that would be the part about creating “a climate wherein individual initiative is rewarded, excellence is pursued, security and privacy of the individual is provided and prosperity is guaranteed by a free competitive market economy”) at risk by their inaction.
So Mr. Prentice, the ball as they say is in your court.
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Net Neutrality In Canada: The Government Ducks On Dealing With The Issue
It seems that Canada’s Conservative Government has no interest in getting involved in the net neutrality debate. When asked a question about the issue in Parliament yesterday by NDP member Charlie Angus, Industry Minister Jim Prentice said:
“At this point in time we will continue to leave the matter between consumers on the one hand and Internet service providers on the other,”
(You can read more about this here)
I find his stance to be completely hypocritical given the fact that one of the founding principles of the Conservative Party is this:
So, let’s recap. You have a business (Bell Canada) who is employing technology (throttling) that has a negative effect on people that resell their product (DSL Resllers). On top of that, the business in question (Bell) is fighting against a ruling that forces it to allow competitors to use its network in the interest of creating competition. (Don’t even get me started about Rogers)
Given those facts, how does the government live up to the founding principle that I stated above by doing nothing?
It doesn’t. It’s that simple.
Bell is killing competition. Period. The ruling party in Parliament (The Conservative Party Of Canada) should be in the middle of this guaranteeing that there is actually a free and fair market when it comes to Internet access. By not doing so they put something that they hold dear (that would be the part about creating “a climate wherein individual initiative is rewarded, excellence is pursued, security and privacy of the individual is provided and prosperity is guaranteed by a free competitive market economy”) at risk by their inaction.
So Mr. Prentice, the ball as they say is in your court.
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