. >> host: also joining us is eliza krigman of "politico," a technology reporter there. if i could start, mr. levin, it's been about a year since the national broadband plan that you spearheaded was introduced to the country, give us your assessment of the past year and its progress. >> guest: well, first, you have to understand what the plan really was, and what the plan was was an agenda setting and target clarifying device. it was supposed to say, here's the things that we need to do over the next few years, and also here are targets we either need to shoot for or shoot at. here's to say there's concrete proposals to move us towards action. in that way, it's been a very, very successful year. every debate that's going on with the exception of dates about mergers are really debates that are very -- about how cowe accomplish the goals of the broadband plan. i think in terms of agenda setting, it did prove to be a very unifying and consensus kind of document, that everyone, the stake holders kind of agreed the kinds of things, universal service reform, rights of way refor

also joining us this eliza krigman of politico. it has been about a year since the national broadband plan was introduced. give us your assessment of the past year and its progress . guest: i think you have to understand what the plan was. it was an agenda-setting and target clarifying device. it was supposed to said, here is the things we need to do over the next few years. and here are targets we need to shoot for or shoot at, some concrete proposals to move us toward action. it has been a very successful year. every debate that is going on, with this -- the exception of debates about mergers, our debates that are about how we accomplish the goals of the broadband plan. in terms of agenda setting, it did prove to be a very unifying and consensus kind of document, that the stakeholders and generally agreed the kinds of things, spectrum reform, were very important things to be done. in terms of the targets we said, we are moving towards some of them. some of them are coming up with better ideas. i think it has been a pretty good yea

eliza krigman, politico, thank you. >> host: thank you so much. >> guest: thank you. .. honorable senators, members of the house of commons, ladies and gentlemen, i begin by congratulating all parliamentarians on this opening day of the 41st parliament of canada on my own behalf and on behalf of her majesty queen elizabeth ii, queen of canada, who sends her congratulations and warm good wishes. many of you are returning to your duties as members of the house of commons, and over one hundred of you are about to take your places as elected representatives for the first time. together, you have been entrusted with a profound responsibility, to serve the public interest on behalf of all canadians. [speaking in french] >> translator: in the months since my installation as governor general, i have had the privilege of meeting with canadians in their communities, and at rideau hall and la citadelle. it has been an honor to answer this unique call to service, and i want to share with you something of what i have learned in my travels across this remarkable country of ours. i have learned that, regardless of a