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House Hansard - 71

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 13, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 71 - May/13/22
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • May/13/22 11:24:17 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a different subject, Quebec City encircles the first nation community in Wendake, which I represent here in the House of Commons. Oddly enough, according to Canada Post, the postal code for Wendake identifies it as a rural delivery area. As a result, it can cost up to 30% more to insure and mail packages. That is totally unfair and unacceptable. Will the minister responsible for first nations acknowledge that this makes no sense and that we need to fix this problem at once?
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Context: House Hansard - 71 - May/13/22
Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Lib.)
  • May/13/22 11:24:51 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I first want to correct my colleague's comment that I am responsible for the first nations. I serve the first nations. In reply to the question, the member opposite is quite right. It is unfair that communities that were previously in rural areas but now are not because of urban sprawl are penalized because of prices linked to postal codes. Let us hope that Canada Post, which is an independent agency, will rectify the situation. I have been speaking to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement about this and will continue to do so.
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