My mission in 2012 was to make the Bureau a trusted institution. Trusted by the legal and business communities. Trusted by Canadian consumers. Trusted by governments and enforcement partners, both domestic and international. I laid the groundwork for that in my very first speech as Commissioner. I talked about trust through collaboration. Research tells us when we talk about public institutions, a number of key elements of trust-building are at play: transparency, openness, inclusiveness, reliability. So I set out to make the Competition Bureau open, transparent and collaborative.
There are many opportunities. It is an exciting time to be in Canada when you look at what is going on around the world. It is also an exceptional time to be a member of the best public service in the world. I hope you feel it is a great time to be part of this Human Resources community that serves the rest of the public service as well as Canadians.
Friends and colleagues, the topic that I want to address with you this morning is a serious one and that's why I really hope that I will have your attention as we discuss something that is of the utmost importance to all Canadians and to all First Nations in this county, and that is the matter of children.
As many of you know, the Competition Bureau has been actively engaging on these issues over the past year. So let me shed some light on big data, and share our views on the so-called hipster antitrust approach. And then let’s talk about what competition can and should do to support innovation.
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At this hearing, we will consider licence renewal applications for a number of services that have mandatory distribution on the basic service in accordance with section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act. We are examining whether these services, whose licences expire on August 31, 2018, should continue to benefit from this distribution and, if so, under what conditions.
I want to thank the Algonquin People – and Claudette is here to represent the Algonquin People – for allowing us the privilege of gathering on this unceded Algonquin Territory.
