Canada's three opposition parties say foreign-ownership laws in the country's telecommunications industry are unclear and will seek to debate the issue when Parliament returns this week.
Opposition to Seek Debate on Telecom Foreign Ownership Rules
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Unclear, or contradictory.
As I understand it, there is a difference between the rules as laid out in the Telecommunications Act and the Radiocommunications Act. Cellular is covered under both. The last spectrum auction vetted companies only under one, but it was the other that the Globalive appeal had been launched under.