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House Hansard - 66

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Mrs. Marilène Gill (Manicouagan, BQ)
  • May/6/22 11:38:10 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Valéry Bélisle, a young woman from my riding, got in a serious car accident about 70 kilometres from the closest cell network. She had to extricate herself from the car on her own and wait on the side of the road for 30 minutes before a good Samaritan, Tony Jean, who I sincerely thank by the way, stopped and drove her to the hospital. The Minganie RCM in Manicouagan has no cell coverage for 420 kilometres, and this is the result. How many more accidents will it take before the minister puts pressure on the CRTC to finally grant the contracts necessary to complete—
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Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Mrs. Marilène Gill (Manicouagan, BQ)
  • May/6/22 11:39:26 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is unacceptable that in 2022, people in distress, like Valéry Bélisle, still cannot reach emergency services. The lives of tourists, the Innu, and the people of Havre-Saint‑Pierre and Natashquan should not be a secondary consideration. Ottawa is responsible for telecommunications. It has an obligation to make this an essential service that is accessible everywhere. The CRTC is a year late in announcing who will be awarded the contract for setting up the cell network. Why? Can the minister finally announce who is getting the contracts for providing cell coverage along Route 138, between Sept‑Îles and—
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