Marianne Dandurand

Mr. Speaker, I want to pick up on a question asked by my colleague across the aisle regarding relations with the United States. I would like my colleague to talk about what our country can do to set a good example in terms of health care systems. What kind of example can we set for the United States?

Mr. Speaker, I felt compelled to speak when my colleague from Mirabel mentioned South Shore Furniture, a company in my riding. I salute its employees, who unfortunately lost their jobs recently. I have worked very closely with the Laflamme family on the challenge that they are currently facing. This company has borne the consequences of Chinese dumping in recent years. Minister of Finance [more]

Mr. Speaker, my colleague and I have had conversations about this. The people of Saint-Nicolas live in an urban area. They certainly do not live in a rural area, yet they have cell service issues. The bill aims to map out this situation. We will see that there is clearly an issue in this area. Then, we will be able to roll out services where there are none right now, mainly in remote and [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is true that there is spectrum that is not being used. The problem is that companies are honouring the agreements they have signed with the government. The way the contracts were drawn up requires, for example, connecting 50% of the population across a very large area within a relatively short period of time. As a result, there are places that are not connected. I would say that [more]

C-268, An Act respecting the Spectrum Policy Framework for Canada moved that Bill, be read the second time and referred to a committee. C-268 She said: Mr. Speaker, it is with a sense of pride that I rise today in the House for the second reading of Bill, the spectrum policy framework for Canada act. This is an important step in the parliamentary process regarding an issue that is truly [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have been working with my colleague, who is chair of the rural caucus. He is a member who is really engaged on this issue. We have been talking a lot about it, and not only talking but taking action as well. We met with Bell and Rogers to talk about how they are helping with this, what their challenges are and where they want to go with it. I thank the member for his involvement [more]

Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague from Kings—Hants. I note that we have relatively similar ridings in terms of wood, steel and aluminum manufacturing processing. We share another similarity, and that is agricultural products. My colleague provided a good outline of what we are doing for the primary sectors he mentioned. Can he also explain how we are supporting the agricultural [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the representatives from municipalities, communities and the business sector who have travelled to Ottawa from our regions. These include the mayor of East Hereford, the president of the Union des producteurs agricoles de l'Estrie and managers from Maison Séjour. They came to share their concerns about cellular connectivity in the regions. Whether it is [more]