Failed auction for Globalive cost taxpayers millions

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to overrule the CRTC and allow Globalive to proceed with its wireless service in Canada, cost taxpayers many tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars.

TORONTO—Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to overrule the CRTC and allow Globalive to proceed with its wireless service in Canada, cost taxpayers many tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars.

The explanation of this is both very simple and very troubling, especially since the Harper government is pointing to this failed exercise involving Globalive as its model for success in opening the Canadian telecommunications...