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Marianne Dandurand

Liberal on Spectrum Policy Framework for Canada Act 2026-11-06

72 words · 5 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Branden Leslie (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for bringing forward this bill and for her remarks. Coming from a rural riding, I know all the dead spots when I am driving, so I know when I am going to hang up before the call simply drops. That is on the highway. When a combine light is on fire and someone cannot call 911, that is a real problem. I have communities that I can stand in the middle of and not be able to make a phone call whatsoever. It is absurd. The telecom companies’ maps say that we have perfect coverage, and they are lying. It is a complete facade. In the last budget that was tabled yesterday, I scanned through to find out what more could be done. I think this legislation is an important step to provide transparency in the mapping. In the budget itself, though, I saw nothing substantial that is going to lead to actual improvements in wireless coverage for my communities.”

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 72 wordsin my remarks, I did say that I was very pleased to see this mentioned in the budget. This proves that the government is very concerned about this issue. The budget mentions the issue of connectivity in rural and remote areas, ¹as well as the affordability of telecommunications services.² The proposed solutions that will be implemented are more spectrum for 5G networks and private networks, ³and satellite services.⁴ Satellites are the future.

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Signal · 100

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Relevance · 100

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Claims · 4

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1“The budget mentions the issue of connectivity in rural and remote areas”Canada’s federal budget tabled on November 5, 2026 mentions the issue of connectivity in rural and remote areas.search
2“as well as the affordability of telecommunications services”Canada’s federal budget tabled on November 5, 2026 also mentions the affordability of telecommunications services.search
3“The proposed solutions that will be implemented are more spectrum for 5G networks and private networks”Canada’s federal budget tabled on November 5, 2026 proposes more spectrum for 5G networks and private networks as a connectivity solution.search
4“and satellite services”Canada’s federal budget tabled on November 5, 2026 proposes satellite services as a connectivity solution.search

Analysed on 2026-11-07