The Dog That Didn't Bark

Why did Dean Del Mastro bring this up during a discussion about the appointment of Tom Pentefountas to the CRTC (at 6:45)?:

"One area that I think that frankly all parties do a good job of staying out of is the awarding of licenses. Which is something the CRTC does, which I think needs to inherently ... it must be beyond political interference".

It kind of came out of the blue and was not touched on by the members of the panel. It was a very odd remark and given my paranoid nature, leads me to connect the dots. Why would the Harperites put their own man on the CRTC? Are there broadcast licenses coming up for consideration that the Haperites love to be granted, but would not like to have their fingerprints found on? It could be nothing, but on the other hand, it is damned curious.

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