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The Senate Chamber Wednesday Afternoon: Prime Ministers Office

Prime Ministers Office: Governor General David Johnston will take his place in the Senate chamber Wednesday afternoon to read the speech from the throne, an outline of Conservative priorities that has been billed as a consumer-friendly pitch to win over voters , according to The Star. In the coming weeks and months our government will take steps to reduce roaming costs for Canadians, increase choice for television package services, and increase high-speed broadband networks in rural Canada, an official in the Prime Ministers Office said in an email and OTTAWA Stephen Harpers Conservatives roll out a populist agenda Wednesday that they hope will carry them to the next election with promises to deliver lower wireless rates, friendlier cable bills and relief for harried airline passengers. On Tuesday, the Prime Ministers Office offered a tease of the theme expected to dominate the document giving Canadian families a price break, even if it means taking on big business. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.