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"The federal government says its proposed policy direction is a win for consumers and smaller ISPs, but it is not," said TekSavvy.

As constructed, there is a provision that would allow us to do it as required," Ian Scott told MPs at a House of Commons heritage committee on Wednesday.

"We have lots of things to do. We don’t need to start looking at user-generated content," CRTC chairman Ian Scott said on Monday.

The CRTC says current Chair Ian Scott will be departing in September.

TekSavvy's complaint of misconduct against CRTC chair Ian Scott has been referred to the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.

"Consumers shouldn’t pay for these mergers," said PIAC's Executive Director, adding that the CRTC failed to "protect consumer affordability of TV services."

CRTC chairman Ian Scott is yet again standing behind the government's message that the proposed Bill C-11 won't impact user-generated content.

The filing alleges that Scott broke key federal rules when he held several ex parte meetings with telecom lobbyists and executives from telecom giants.

Former CRTC head Jean-Pierre Blais says business meetings were never held in bars or restaurants.

The former head of the CRTC says the recent Bell acquisition of Quebec's EBOX is 'sad news'.

"The decision of a member of the commission to recuse themselves in respect of a matter is a decision that only the member can make."

"Vesting so much power in the hands of the CRTC is exceptionally risky."