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Member of Parliament

Martin Shields

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Bow River
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $127,198.82

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Context: House Hansard - 323 - Jun/3/24
Mr. Martin Shields (Bow River, CPC)
  • Jun/3/24 3:38:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition from residents of Langdon. There are seven thousand residents in this area and they do not have a post office. They need a post office. Canada Post does not have a post office in this community. The residents are redirected 30 kilometres away. In the wintertime for seniors, this is a very strong hardship. The people in Langdon need a post office. Canada Post needs to have a post office. According to their petition, the residents say that they need to have this done for this community.
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Martin Shields (Bow River, CPC)
  • May/30/24 10:06:24 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition from 7,000 residents of Langdon who have been without a post office for a year and a half. I can understand why Canada Post is losing money when it is not providing a service in this community. People are being directed 30 kilometres away to another community. This is unacceptable. This is why the post office is in deficit. It is not providing the service. The residents of Langdon deserve a post office, and this is another petition stating that fact.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mr. Martin Shields (Bow River, CPC)
  • May/29/24 4:15:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition on behalf of residents of Langdon, a community of 7,000 people. The petitioners note that they have been without a post office for a year and a half. Ninety per cent of residents surveyed said that they need a post office within the area. Currently, they have to drive 30 kilometres outside of their area to the nearest post office, which 90% say is much too far to drive to a post office. For a year and a half these residents have been without a post office, which is much too long. They need a post office; a year and a half is too long.
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mr. Martin Shields (Bow River, CPC)
  • May/6/24 3:18:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition on behalf of the residents in the area of Langdon, who have been without a post office for over a year. I know the environment minister would be very concerned about this because now they have been redirected 30 kilometres away to another community. This is an environmental disaster with all the carbon they will use getting to a post office in a community 30 kilometres away. Residents need their post office. It has been over a year. We need the post office in Langdon.
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