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Scott defends CRTC decisions, and himself, at Industry committee

News | 02/08/2022 6:44 pm EST
TekSavvy seeks permission to appeal CRTC rates decision, CNOC asks for public support 
Bell CEO Mirko Bibic (left) and Ian Scott (right) allegedly meeting at D'Arcy McGee's, an Ottawa Bar. Photo via TekSavvy Federal Court of Appeal affidavit filed June 28. 2021.

In an at-times testy exchange between CRTC chair Ian Scott and MPs on the House of Commons Industry committee, the commission chair sought Tuesday afternoon to defend both the regulator’s decisions and his own personal behavior from allegations that neither was in the best interest of the Canadian public.

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