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board chair Mark Frison said the board is optimistic that

By Sheila Runions Schoonbaert’s leadership will Banner Staff There has been a change in greatly the on cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for conputassist awayin in advancing the proper place s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools.

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very day, we hear that Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Manitoba are nearly full, largely due to COVID-19 cases. In response to a question from the Banner & Press about ICUs, a Manitoba Shared Health spokesperson said, “As of May 31, there have been 820 COVID patients admitted to ICU since the start of the pandemic. This includes 246 so far for the month of May, 2021, which is about five times the 50 COVID patients admitted to ICU in April. To date, 71 patients remain in ICU, 543 patients have been discharged or transferred out of ICU and 206 have sadly died while in ICU.” We all know an ICU is a very serious place to be and with C-19 in Manitoba, the death rate in the ICUs is 25 per cent, one in four.

Not many hospitals have ICUs. Some smaller hospitals don’t even have an Emergency Room, some don’t have an ER 24/7. Some have Special Care Units (SCUs) and a few larger hospitals have ICUs. Manitoba’s ICUs are overloaded.

We have been told varying numbers for ICUs, but it would appear that when we went into the C-19 pandemic over a year ago, we had about 75 ICUs. Now that many are taken up with C-19, plus the other ICU patients who may be recovering from accidents or heart attacks, etc.

To get an idea of how Manitoba stacks up with ICUs, it is interesting to note that 75 ICUs is about 0.5 ICU per 10,000 people. Is my math right? 1,400,000 people divided by 10,000 is 140 so 75

comes to less than half an ICU per 10,000 people. North Dakota has 3.8 ICUs per 10,000 people. If Manitoba had the same ratio, we would have 140 x 3.8 = 532 ICUs. The United States averages 2.7 ICUs per 10,000 people. That’s a big difference.

The number of ICUs in North Dakota might be because they are privately funded. The US system cuts down on wait times. As an example, I phoned a clinic in Minnesota once to see how long a person had to wait for a CT scan. The manager apologized as he said it was about three days as they were backed up a bit. They did 15 a day, eight pre-booked appointments and kept seven spots for emergencies. Maybe they do the same in Manitoba, but the wait times seem a lot longer.

Manitoba has known for 14 months that ICU capacity likely would be a problem.

So did every other province in Canada.

Could something better have been done?

Obviously, yes. We have been told it takes a few months to train existing staff to become ICU equipped. One doctor stated it takes eight months. If that’s the case, we have had time to train two batches of ICU workers, nurses mainly, since C-19 began. Why didn’t that happen?

I suspect a combination of cost and wishful thinking. If we have always got by with 75 ICUs, then why would we pay the cost to train so many more people and equip so many more wards to have an excess of ICUs? I suspect that may

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What I do question is why wards can’t be dual purpose. Can they not have the required equipment on stand by? Can staff not be dual equipped? To use what may be a dumb example, I have seen paramedics at the hospitals, between calls, helping out in many ways on the ward, so to speak. They are well trained and could simply sit around between calls, but they don’t. They help out, as needed, with duties that may be well below their highest skill level, but they perform a very useful function, all the while being able to swing into emergency mode when the alarm sounds.

Like a lot of organizations, I suspect health care has become somewhat rooted in rules, bureaucracy and tradition. I know from actual experience with four hospital stays since Nov. 27, 2020 that practises vary from hospital to hospital.

The f loor in my ward in St. Boniface was never washed nor the garbage emptied in the five days I was there. That

seemed strange. In Brandon, the room was cleaned thoroughly every day. Why the difference? With one aide in Brandon, every patient was given a wash-up in the morning. With another aide, they dropped off a basin with face cloths and towels and the patient fended for themselves. That also seemed strange.

I saw a f loor where the staff drank coffee, did jig saw puzzles and made a lot of noise for several hours at night and other wards where they were steadily and quietly busy all night. That seemed strange.

I think the whole point is that health care in Manitoba is very, very good, but it also could be better. We should never be complacent about health care or any other function in our society. If tradition, bureaucracy, unions, rules or regulations are getting in the way of progress, shove them aside.

If C-19 has showed us anything, it’s that we must be willing to change our system.

Changes are hard and can be expensive, but not changing and adopting is a whole lot more expensive in dollars and lives.

What is the church part five

Every week when I read my letter in the Banner I’ll find, without fail, mistakes; and each time they’re spotted I wonder how I missed them. English was not my favourite subject in school - actually, I never liked school at all - which is evident due to improper punctuation and terrible writing skills. But in this series I made two grave errors in part four, leading me to write part five. First, I said the church identifies as the bride of Christ and ended it there, but then realized I neglected to mention the church’s other identity, His body. The Bible tells us that Christ is the head of the church, meaning He is founder and master, but using an analogy, it likens Christ as the head of an actual living body. Christ and the church make up one complete whole, just as our heads and bodies make one complete person. As the head has absolute control, so Christ has supreme authority over the church. Let me share with you what the Apostle Paul wrote to the local church in Corinth, an ancient city in Greece: •1 Corinthians 12:12-27 - “For as the body is one and has many members, but all members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body… For in fact the body is not one member but many. If the

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foot should say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,’ is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,’ is it not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. And if they were all one member, where would the body be? But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you’; nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’ No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. ...there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

Paul was addressing a problem within the church at Corinth that is common to many churches today.

Those who had been given more prominent and visible gifts were belittling those who had not received them, thinking themselves to be more valuable to the body;

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while the ones who were not given these specific gifts became jealous. Paul tells the church that every part of the body, regardless of size or visibility, is vital to Christ’s church operating as it should.

My second mistake was omitting the preeminent role of the Holy Spirit. He is the one who initiates our relationship with the Lord in the first place, as confirmed by Jesus in the Gospel of John.

•John 14:26b - “He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”

•John 15:26 - “...the Spirit of truth...will testify of Me. •John 16:13,14 - “...He will guide you into all truth...

He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is mine and declare it to you.”

And we once again turn to Paul writing to the Corinthians.

•1 Corinthians 12:3 - “...no one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.”

Please feel free to bring any mistakes to my attention, I won’t be offended in the least. And as usual, you can contact me at jgklassen@icloud.com if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

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Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen It’s the simple things...

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tepping out the door at 4 of the AM is not one of my favourite things to do. But we do, every morning, for that is when Miss Daisy decrees it is time to “get comfortable”. In winter, it is a very quick in and out, but now, all three of us are relaxed and taking in the freshness of the morn.

The robins signal the start of the day, the sky in the east is beginning to glow. Some mornings, when the wind is from the east, the hum of the plant is a soft background noise. I hear the sound of falling water from the fountain that has been a part of my life for a very long time. Waiting for the dogs to make the round of the yard, being so grateful that my yard is fenced and I don’t have to follow them, I embrace the moments of quiet before retreating to the warmth of my bed for another couple of hours.

A simple pleasure…

Ah, my morning cup of coffee never fails to fill me with gratitude and energy. One of my cousins maintains that this black magic, taken as prescribed– rich and dark– is a pain killer, better than any tablet we pop to ease the aches of joints and headaches. I

can say, from experience, that after a slow cup of the elixir, my mind and muscles are ready for the day. Just one slow, appreciated cup most days, though I have been known to go the second! A simple pleasure…

The breakfast routine, my breakfast routine, has not changed in my adult lifetime! Cold cereal, usually a wheat base, with a banana and, when they are on sale, an orange! Given a preference, I would alternate that with pancakes and bacon, but I can’t start my day cleaning up after myself. The enjoyment of the food is cancelled by the splattered bacon grease and batter drips. Isn’t that sad? I know myself well, so cold cereal and no mess it is! And still, it is a simple pleasure….

My days would be much quieter, and easier, and emptier, if I did not have my dogs. I heart smiles as I watch them sit, patiently, waiting for breakfast to be over, and our bowls placed on the f loor for them to lick clean. We make sure there is enough left to make it worth their while, adding a bit of milk if we have consumed too much. They know by the sound of the spoon on the bowl when it is time sit up and take serious notice. They never snap at each other if they need to share a bowl or a plate, and after that three ounces of milk, Henry Hoover needs to be let out. He moves with purpose to the door and, like a child needing to go pee, he dances from foot to foot until the door opens. Never fails. A simple pleasure…

In this time of restrictions, (may it not always be so!) I need to look more closely at the blessings that surround me, the comfort of family and friends.

Incredible pleasures!

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his week, my heart goes out to our teenagers.

This past year, they have experienced many challenges. They are disappointed, discouraged, anxious and even angry. They are missing their friends, their teammates and can not even see family.

They need to communicate and some do not get the opportunity to do that. Whatever is bothering them they keep to themselves and become isolated and alone.

It might help some to start a journal and talk to it every time they need to and write it down. Sometimes, just writing down is like communicating and it might enlighten and lift you up.

When I look at the book of Psalms, it looks to me like David is talking to God and writing it as a journal.

Now it is for us all to read and experience what David did. It says in chapter 3:4, “I call out to the Lord and He answers me.” David ends the book of Psalms with chapter 150:6, saying, “Praise the Lord.”

We can talk to God at any time. His phone line is never busy. Communicate with Him about your feelings. Leave it with Him and He will give you peace.

Correction to last weeks front page Editors Note: The following is the correct information to accompany the photo on last weeks fron page.

The Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary have been assisting the Legion Branch #75 by looking after purchasing and planting of the f lowers and upgrading the cenotaph park area for the last 20 years.

As a part of that continuous upgrading, they applied to Veterans Affairs Canada - Community War Memorial Funding and the Province of Manitoba - Military Memorial Conservation Grant to replace and widen the walkway for accessibility, as well as replace the area around the base of the statue.

New Look Gardens and Landscaping are completing the work, with the materials purchased locally.

I know nothing about the sandblasting the soldier or the pillars it sits on. If someone is doing that it is not in relation to the work being completed now by the grants the auxiliary obtained.

Donna Morken Ladies Auxiliary

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To adhere to government guidelines, all in-person church activities have been suspended.

We encourage you to visit our Facebook page: Rivers Community Church, where you can watch past services.

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Meet the RCI grads of 2021

Name: Sara Machut Pa rent s n a me(s): Tammy and Jason Machut Birthday: April 13, 2003 Plans for the future: Go to university to become an RN First job: was at Clacks Museum Hobbies: Beer pong, fishing, and sea-dooing Where do you live?

Rivers In Rivers/Oak River since: for 18 years Person(s) who you most look up to? My Mom Fa v o u r i t e t h i n g about attending RCI? Nothing Drea m vacat ion Spot: Bali and Bora Bora Favourite food: Pasta or Steak Favourite holiday: Christmas

Parents names: Travis and Randee Peters Birthday: June 18, 2003 Plans for the future: undecided First job: chores Hobbies: rec hockey, video games W here do u live?

Cardale In Rivers/Oakriver since? moved here in 2010 Person who you most look up to? my parents Favorite thing about attending RCI: hockey academy Drea m vacat ion spot: Hawaii Favourite food: Steak and potatoes Favourite Holiday: Christmas Favourite song or artist: Morgan Wallen When you were 12 what did you want to be when you grew up? mechanic

Favourite song or artist: Post Malone When you were 12,

what did you want to be when you grew up?

A nurse

Name: Faith Howard Parents na mes: Shane and Jackie Howard Birthday: July 2003 Plans for the future: To work First job: Babysitting Hobbies: Read ing, camping, swimming Where do you live?

Rivers In Rivers/ Oak Rivers since: 2008 People who you most look up to: My parents Favorite thing about attending RCI: I don't have a favorite thing Drea m vacat ion spot: Hawaii Favorite food: Avocado toast Favor ite hol iday: Christmas Fav or it e s o n g or a r t i st : " W h at ot her people say" By: Demi Lovato

When you were 12, what did you want to

be when you grew up? a teacher

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Climate clip #3 Since CO2 is not the culprit, how does our air become polluted? Who’s at fault and what can we do about it?

There are maps online that show the parts per million of air pollution concentrat ion around the world that are eye open i ng. C oncent r ations show a range from good through moderate, unhealthy for sensitive people, unhealthy, very unhealthy to hazardous.

Without exception the part of the world that is the worst offender, with ratings from unhealthy to hazardous, is Asia.

Russia, Africa and the western hemisphere only have small pockets here and there of unhealthy air. The reasons are easily seen when you know that those smogs in Asia are caused by burning cow dung, wood, cardboard, plastic, paper, recycled oil, tires, dirty coal, kerosene and anything else available that will cook food, provide warmth and light and deter mosquitoes. Forest fires in Indonesia, cremations in India and dust from the Gobi desert also add to the smog.

The west at one time also had this thick, noxious air – over cities like London and Pittsburgh.

The industrial revolution with its massive manufacturing hubs using dirty coal created the same problems we now see in Asia. But the western cities took steps to get rid of the pollution. Three, just three, simple solutions were used.

1. They banned open fires and dirty furnaces.

2. They changed to burning clean coal-fired furnaces.

3. They changed from dirty coal to clean-burning piped coal gas.

Env i ron ment a l ist s blame this industrialization for killing the planet.

But the facts tell a different story. No longer do our cities have open street sewers with horse manure and urine, with f lies swarming around the excrement, with the stench of it and other garbage laying around -

because modern sewage systems were introduced.

The invention of the car eliminated the need for horses. Innovation provided the skills to produce materials such as iron, steel, copper and PVC to build those systems quick ly and cheaply.

I mprovement s in a ir quality were made possible by the invention of central heating, air conditioning, indoor plumbing and modern ventilation.

Resources such as clean fossil fuels like natural gas, nuclear energy, cars and trucks with better mileage,and increased crop production have all played a positive part in reducing air pollution.

Modern packaging, as strange as it may seem, has meant less need to dispose of large quantities of animal and vegetable matter such as chicken feathers, fish scales, etc.

From 1970-2019 the US

Environmental Protection Agency reported that pollution from common air pollutants had dropped 77per cent!

Unfortunately, it is the undeveloped, non-industrialized countries that are spoiled and squalid with all kinds of garbage, pollutants, excrement and even corpses contaminating their water ways.

And it is China, burning dirty coal to grow its industry that literally has the blackest mark over its cities. And China intends to pollute even more! In 2020 China made plans to build 73.5 gigawatts of new coal plants – more than five times that of the rest of the world combined.

So why are the countries of the western world charging us carbon taxes?

Linda Rioux

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Father’s Day baseball pool

By Gladwyn Scott Submitted

Due to the pandemic, sports have been hit hard over the past two years.

Baseball Hall of Famer, Lane Curry, is organizing a Father’s Day baseball pool ( June 20 Blue Jays game). There are 10 0 squares at $10 0 each.

Many ind iv iduals and nu merous tea ms have been inducted over the organization’s 25 years. If you have enjoyed the sport of baseball, we invite you or a group of friends to purchase a square for your family or favourite team.

The deadline is June 16.

Contact Lane Curry: 61 Falcon Drive Morden, MB R6M 2G5, curryl@ blsd.ca, or 204-322-2391.

The Manitoba Baseball Ha l l of Fa me website www.mbhof.ca will display the pool squares.

Another Hall of Fame inductee, Kevin Booker,

who is co-founder of Baseball Manitoba Alumni, is also a good promoter.

After two years without an induction banquet, our next one is scheduled for June 4, 2022. Our first Baseball Hall of Fame golf

tournament is slated for Friday, August 27 at Neepawa. Contact Landon Cameron 204-476 -5711 to enter or get a foursome.

Hope to get back to league baseball soon!

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ready for the day ahead. There are exceptions though. anything that the severe weather over the past few weeks Weather Network and other local media outlets more My dad was a shift worker, so his day might begin in has taught us, it’s this: it CAN happen here. There were immediately. A tornado watch is issued when weather probably many of us staying tuned over the weekend as conditions are favourable to produce a tornado; however, the afternoon, or very 6 middle RiversofBthe anner June 4, 2021late in the evening. the alerts were being issued. a warning is more serious. A warning indicates that a In the very rst chapter of Genesis, after God started In the event that a tornado warning was issued for your tornado has occurred or has a high likelihood of being to create the world, we read: “And there was evening and town today, do you know what to do?

Are you familiar about to occur. there was morning, the rst day.” It seems God’s work with your community emergency response plan and the The safest place to be during a tornado is a low spot began in the evening, and that makes sense even now. information for the community that is included in that in an interior room away from windows, such as an inIt is in the evening toward what is the end of our day, plan?

It may be time to get familiar with that document ner room in the basement or underneath the stairs to the when we are winding down and beginning to rest, when so you know what to do to keep your family safe. basement.

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Notice is hereby given that a copy of the VOTERS LIST may be revised at either of the R. M. of Oakview Offices in Oak River (10 Cochrane Street) or Rapid City (435-3rd Avenue) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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At this time an Election Official will be available to update the voters list by: (a) adding the names of voters who are entitled to have their names on the list; (b) deleting the names of persons who are not entitled to have their names on the list; and (c) making such other correction of errors to the list as required.

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VOTER ELIGIBILITY: A person is eligible to have his or her name added to the Voters List if he or she is: 1) a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years of age on election day; and 2) a resident of the local authority for at least six months prior to election day, OR a registered owner of land in the municipality for at least six months prior to election day.

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter and eviscerate hogs for further processing • Harvest and package edible offal • Process pork carcasses into primal cuts • Butcher and package pork primal cuts into value added specifications for local, national and international premium markets • Carry out other tasks related to processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage • Sanitation

NON-RESIDENT VOTERS QUALIFIED IN MORE THAN ONE WARD: In accordance with Section 25(2) of The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act, any nonresident voter who owns property in more than one ward is responsible to notify the S.E.O in writing, not later than July 13th, 2021 of the ward in which he/she desires to vote. Failing the foregoing, the voter’s name will be placed on the list as the SEO may select.

People who will succeed as members of our team will: • Enjoy working in a fast paced, stable long term work environment • Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world!

• Treat people with dignity and respect • Open to working in colder/warmer environments • Physically Fit • Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset

APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL SECURITY PROTECTION: A voter may apply in writing to the SEO at 10 Cochrane Street, Oak River, MB no later than July 13th, 2021 to have his/her name and other personal information omitted or obscured from the voters list in order to protect the voter’s personal security. The application may be submitted in person, by mail, email or fax and must include your name, address and include proof of identity.

All changes to the voters list must be completed on or before July 13th, 2021.

Dated at Oak River in the Province of Manitoba, on the 11th day of June, 2021.

Diane Kuculym Senior Election Official (SEO) Rural Municipality of Oakview Box 179 Oak River, MB R0K 1T0 Phone: 204-566-2146 Fax: 204-566-2126 Email: financemgr@rmofoakview.ca

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As such, we place a great deal of emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining good people, and consider every one of our employees to be a highly-valued member of the HyLife family. To that end, we are committed to providing a working environment that not only fosters personal growth, but also recognizes our employees’ contributions towards the common goal of our company’s success because of this HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies.

If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this challenge then we would like to explore your potential.

Please apply online at http://hylife.com/current-opportunities/ or email to jobs@hylife.com or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0.

We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

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PUBLIC NOTICE Riverdale Municipality Public Utilities Department will be flushing hydrants from June 21 - 25, 2021 Water Quality may be affected during this time period.

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MP Dan Mazier introduces internet accountability law

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Member of Parliament Dan Mazier is taking on Canada’s telecommunications industry to fight for the Canadians who have felt cheated, mislead and ripped off by the nation’s internet companies.

Mazier recently introduced Bill C-299, a piece of legislation that would require Canadian internet service providers (ISPs) to provide the public with accurate and transparent information regarding the internet quality they can realistically expect to receive during the hours they are most likely going to use the service.

Under current legislation, internet companies advertise maximum theoretical speeds with language such as ‘up to’ a certain speed. The advertised speeds Canadians expected are often nowhere near what they actually receive.

Mazier says that this lack of accurate information results in consumers overpaying for services, not purchasing the best-fit service, and consumer disappointment.

The local MP has been working tirelessly to draft this legislation for nearly six months; meeting with legislative counsel, industry experts and analyzing feedback from Canadians. ‘It’s borderline criminal. Too many Canadians are paying over a hundred dollars a month for what was supposed to be the country’s best internet, only

to receive what is closer to the country’s worst’ Mazier said.

Similar policy approaches exist throughout the world, including in other Commonwealth nations. Australia has nearly eliminated the use of maximum theoretical speed claims through an industry factsheet and extensive standards. Reports have shown a decrease in consumer complaints along with increased service quality and consumer satisfaction. The United Kingdom requires providers to state the average speed that at least 50% of their customers receive from 8 pm to 10 pm.

Mazier also expects Bill C-299 to increase industry competition by enabling ISPs to signal their true service quality in a standardized and comparable format; something they currently cannot do because of the noise of their rival’s theoretical speed claims. Mazier believes that having this transparency measure will incentivize internet companies to decrease their over-subscription ratios and improve their equipment quality.

The MP cited the recent example of Frontier Communications which emerged in the United States of America. Six states recently sued this American internet company for overpromising internet speeds to the public.

The USA has examined a similar policy that would create a standardized service disclosure.

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D a u p h i n -S w a n R i v e r Neepawa MP Dan Mazier recently speaking in the House of Commons.

Interest Clinic Lawyer, Tamir Israel was one of the first industry experts to support Mazier’s proposed legislation.

“This Bill would provide Internet customers with a critical tool. The absence of clear speed labelling prevents many customers from making informed decisions when picking between Internet providers with competing service quality.’ Israel stated. ‘This Bill would not only improve customer decision-making but will also reorient competition on providing Internet connectivity that truly lives up to its advertised hype.’ added Israel who specializes in Canadian internet and technology law.

Although support has been emerging, Mazier expects pushback from the telecommunications industry. He cited that telecom has one of the most powerful and highly funded lobbying teams in Canada, but it is a fight he says he is willing to take.

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‘The telecom industry is going to do what the telecom industry always does when Canadians try to hold them accountable. They will make up an excuse that consumers will pay more; that is not true’ Mazier said. ‘They may resist challenges to the statusquo, but this legislation will actually benefit ISPs with superior service’ he added.

Unlike most proposed connectivity solutions, Bill C-299 does not require millions of dollars in government funding, something Mazier is proud of. ‘A lot of government’s think they can throw money at problems to fix them instead of taking a critical and comprehensive approach to addressing the problem. The reality is that not all solutions require boat-

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Mazier looks forward to working with his caucus and colleagues across the political isle to gain support for his legislation before it arrives at a vote. ‘I believe that this is

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Canadians deserve accountability, transparency, and choice, and that is what Bill C-299 provides them with’ concluded Mazier.