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{
"time": "2016-11-15 14:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Erin Weir (Regina\u2014Lewvan, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Erin Weir (Regina\u2014Lewvan, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4636989\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, in most parts of Canada the federal government has struggled to foster competitive telecommunications to lower prices for consumers. In Saskatchewan, phone companies face stiff competition, and consumers enjoy the lowest prices in Canada. That is because we own SaskTel, a crown corporation dedicated to providing good service at affordable prices across our province.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4636990\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Unfortunately, Brad Wall's SaskParty has presented legislation allowing it to start privatizing SaskTel without the approval of the Saskatchewan people. However, such a deal may require the approval of the federal Competition Bureau, the CRTC, and the <a data-HoCid=\"214319\" href=\"/politicians/navdeep-bains/\" title=\"Navdeep Bains\">minister of industry</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4636991\" data-originallang=\"en\"> If the federal government is truly committed to competitive telecommunications and consumer protection, it should strive to keep SaskTel public. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4636989\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, dans la plupart des r\u00e9gions du Canada, le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral peine \u00e0 favoriser la concurrence dans le domaine des t\u00e9l\u00e9communications de mani\u00e8re \u00e0 faire baisser les prix pour les consommateurs. En Saskatchewan, les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de t\u00e9l\u00e9phone ont affaire \u00e0 un solide concurrent, et les consommateurs b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient des meilleurs prix au Canada. C'est que nous sommes propri\u00e9taires de SaskTel, une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d'\u00c9tat ayant comme mandat de fournir de bons services \u00e0 des prix abordables partout dans notre province.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4636990\" data-originallang=\"en\">Malheureusement, le Parti saskatchewanais de Brad Wall, a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 un projet de loi lui permettant d'entreprendre la privatisation de SaskTel sans l'aval de la population de la Saskatchewan. Toutefois, cette op\u00e9ration pourrait n\u00e9cessiter l'autorisation du Bureau de la concurrence, du CRTC et du <a data-HoCid=\"214319\" href=\"/politicians/navdeep-bains/\" title=\"Navdeep Bains\">ministre de l'Industrie</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4636991\" data-originallang=\"en\">Si le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral tient vraiment \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger les consommateurs et \u00e0 leur offrir des services de t\u00e9l\u00e9communications concurrentiels, il devrait faire son possible pour que SaskTel reste une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d'\u00c9tat.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2016/11/15/erin-weir-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/erin-weir/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4364/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9232984",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "SaskTel",
"fr": "SaskTel"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2016/11/15/",
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}
}