Mr. Speaker, regarding the Canada Post strike, I want to express my solidarity with the workers and my hope that an agreement will be reached quickly.
This strike has proven once again the need for a 10-day passport pickup service in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, northern Quebec and the north shore. When time is short, our residents have only one option in all of Quebec: to drive six hours or more in the dead of winter to Gatineau or Montreal. All of the equipment required to provide this service, however, was delivered to the Service Canada centre in Rouyn-Noranda back in September 2023.
Christmas is coming. We are ready to supply him with the ribbon and bow. Can the minister act in good faith and open expedited service in Rouyn-Noranda?