One of the great jobs that we do here is that we don’t just represent our community in the sense of our constituency. We also represent the Territory’s good as a whole. I can tell you that I have spoken to people from the communities that do not have cell phones. When they come to Yellowknife to do their business, their shopping, they are visiting families and friends. The fact is that access to public pay phones does not exist and I don’t want to say they are hard done by. That may be sort of overstating the problem, but the fact is that there is a real inconvenience. Mr. Speaker, if the Minister is interested, maybe he should take the approach of realizing that community people suffer as well as downtown Yellowknife Centre people. Mr. Speaker, would the Minister of Public Works consider coming up with what really is his job to intervene in the public’s interest? Would he be interested in coming up with a strategy to see if the CRTC will start implementing this need, recognizing that not all Northerners have access to cell phones? Thank you.
Robert Hawkins on Question 274-16(3): Access To Public Pay Phones
In the Legislative Assembly on March 6th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 274-16(3): Access To Public Pay Phones
Oral Questions
March 5th, 2009
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