Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister offered Canadians direct access to him through Internet.
Unfortunately, in order to reach him, Canadians must subscribe to and use the services of an American company, CompuService, located in Ohio.
Why did the Prime Minister not use a Canadian network, which, in the opinion of experts, does exist and is currently available at no charge?
How can we believe a government that tells us it gives priority to Canadian content on the information highway when information on members and the House of Commons is being broadcast on the Internet from Switzerland?
The Prime Minister's electronic photo op yesterday sent a disquieting message to Canadians: in order to talk with their Prime Minister, they have to pay user fees to the Americans.