In a story for the morning Globe and Mail, the CRTC acknowledges that it would like to see stronger powers to add muscle to its enforcement of regulations.
The article suggests that the Commission will be looking for the government to give it the power to sanction companies, presumably with fines of a sufficient magnitude to serve as a meaningful deterrent, not simply a cost of doing business.
With increased relaxation of ex ante regulations, many would agree that the Commission needs to be able to act swiftly and effectively in policing an ex post regulatory environment.
In the wake of the release this week of a notice and letter examining emergency call handling, the government may be predisposed to look at providing such a solution.