Mr. Speaker, last week, 15,000 people in the Pontiac were cut off from the world. They had no phone, no Internet, and no way of calling 911 or emergency services. What is more, this happened in an area that has poor cellphone coverage.
This is the fifth time something like this has happened in six years. However, the CRTC refuses to force Bell Canada to improve its network.
How many more times will the government allow the people of the Pontiac to be treated like second-class citizens?