Dan Mazier
- Career
- President of Keystone Agricultural Producers
- Political Experience
- Elected to House of Commons in 2019
- Notable
- Deputy Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change; Introduced Bill C-299 (An Act to Amend the Telecommunications Act)
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Business & Financial Interests
Dan Mazier has a background in both agriculture and telecommunications. Before being elected to Parliament, he owned and operated a grain farm in Justice, Manitoba. He was also heavily involved in agricultural advocacy, serving as the president of Keystone Agricultural Producers, which is Manitoba's largest general farm lobby organization. He also served as a vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. In addition to farming, Mazier reportedly founded and operated a telecommunications company focused on providing high-speed internet services to rural communities in western Manitoba. This experience has informed his work in Parliament, where he has focused on issues related to rural connectivity.
Public Controversies
Dan Mazier sponsored a private member's bill, Bill C-288, which proposed changes to the Telecommunications Act. The bill faced criticism from digital rights organizations and academics who argued that its provisions could weaken net neutrality in Canada. Opponents suggested the bill could allow internet service providers to block or slow down access to websites accused of copyright infringement without sufficient oversight. Mazier and his supporters defended the bill as a necessary tool to protect Canadian creators from online piracy.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians cannot afford another inflationary Liberal budget. Under the Liberals, millions of Canadians are lined up at food banks. According to a report from the Daily Bread Food Bank, 38% of food bank users are employed. That means even a paycheque no longer guarantees a full fridge under the government. While Canadians are working harder to get ahead, they keep falling further
Mr. Speaker, the member said “false impression”. My gosh, it is smoke and mirrors. The Liberals are masters at this. They are absolutely outraged. How dare we question one thing about this policy? I went on for 10 minutes explaining to the Canadian public and to all those attending here today how much the government is misleading Canadians. It has to stop. The bigger question is, what kind of
Mr. Speaker, the global message from the Liberal government is that it values veterans less than it values American companies, which is absolutely shameful and disgusting. I cannot imagine being a veteran here, going to defend our country and then coming back to a slap in the face. It is absolutely deplorable.
Mr. Speaker, in 1541, Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River on his third voyage to Canada and made camp at Cap-Rouge, just upstream from where Quebec City stands today. His men looked down at the riverbank and could not believe their eyes. The rocks were glittering. They thought they had found more gold than they could carry. They filled their barrels with it. Cartier was so eager to
Mr. Speaker, the member asked a very good question. What kind of government that is supposed to be looking after our country and our veterans would consider that to be a good, very sound decision and as standing up for Canada? I can tell the House that a Conservative government would never make that kind of decision.
Mr. Speaker, I cannot believe the member actually just stated that. He is telling me that the government actually supports dealing the buy Canadian policy to companies such as Huawei. It simply has corporate affairs in here. It has been registered and identified as a national threat to our country, and it is okay for our government to be buying products from Huawei. Is that what the member is
Mr. Speaker, Michael Green, the former CEO of Canada Health Infoway, was fired after overseeing the $300-million PrescribeIT scandal. Despite his massive failure, he was awarded over $1 million in severance benefits, including another performance bonus after he was fired. Apparently, that was not enough for this failed PrescribeIT CEO. Court documents reveal that Mr. Green is now suing Canada
Mr. Speaker, I am really glad the member mentioned the June story, because in June, the Liberals told The Globe and Mail that they were launching an independent third party audit of Canada Health Infoway after Conservatives exposed the $300-million PrescribeIT scandal. That was over 130 days ago. Has the government actually hired a third party auditor, and if so, who did it hire?
Mr. Speaker, I rise to present the official opposition's dissenting opinion on the study “Use of Underused and Surplus Federal Lands and Buildings for Services for Veterans”. Cumberland—Colchester Conservatives believe that the Liberal MP forintroduced this study to distract from her government's closure of the Amherst Armoury in her riding. If she wanted real results, she should have demanded