New Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre named his Shadow Cabinet yesterday and Dan Mazier, the PM for Dauphin - Swan River - Neepawa, was named the Shadow Minister for Rural Economic Development and Connectivity.
"I've been very passionate about this file, on connectivity and rural development, since I first got elected in 2019, and our leader heard that loud and clear. It's up to me to carry on the torch and continue on to make sure that the good people of rural Canada and Dauphin, Swan River, Neepawa get the service they deserve, and what they're paying for."
One main issue that Mazier has focused on throughout his career is the lack of high-speed, quality internet in rural areas, and he says his new position will help him address that issue further.
"We all know our cell phone bills are extremely high, probably one of the highest in the world, and yet we're getting subpar service, and I think that needs to stop first and foremost. Then how do we move forward, how do we get beyond that, I really do think I have some ideas that I'm going to be exploring as far as looking at Manitoba infrastructure, and how do we as rural communities access that existing infrastructure and compliment it, instead of fighting against it."
