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Liberals Say Province Is Making Excuses For Bell MTS

The newest MLA in the Legislature is saying that Manitobans shouldn’t be the ones financing Bell MTS’ $1B investment here in the province.

 

The statement from Dougald Lamont, the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party, was released to the press moments after simultaneous press conferences in Thompson, Brandon and Winnipeg last week where the Pallister Government announced a new $380M contract with Bell for a new communication system for first responders.

 

Lamont said that the Pallister government has abandoned their commitment to improve rural cell phone service, saying that Bell MTS’ $1B investment announcement is $300M less than what MTS invested before the merger between 2011 and 2015.

 

He added that the province is seeing the same or worse cell service, and that that shouldn’t be a surprise as the Association of Manitoba Municipalities has been calling for improved cell service for years.

 

Lamont said that it appears that the government is moving towards a system of emergency services where Manitobans will only be warned or rescued if a private company can make tons of money while doing it.

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