M-154 Cell phone towers

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should require Industry Canada to change current regulations so that telecommunications companies seeking to install cell phone towers must: (a) require municipal consultation on all towers being installed and public consultation within 500 metres of any tower being installed; (b) allow communities to develop their own regulation and consultation rules to prevent impacts on residential and school areas; (c) require review every 5 years to make sure that statistics are kept on the number, height, and frequency of cell phone towers in Canada; and (d) require regulations for ongoing scheduled site surveys are conducted of all cell phone towers to ensure ongoing compliance with Safety Code 6, and that an an appeal process is open to the public if sites violate any regulations.