As more Canadians find themselves living online while stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Liberal government is accelerating its strategy to increase high-speed broadband coverage in rural Canada.
A spokesperson for Rural Economic Development Minister Maryam Monsef said the government is consulting with telecommunication providers, rural municipalities and others about how best to move up plans to improve access to high-speed Internet in rural and remote communities.
“The current crisis has reinforced the fact that high-speed Internet access is no longer a luxury,” said Marie-Pier Baril in a statement to CBC News.
It’s still unclear how the initiative — first reported by the Wire Report — would work, but Monsef’s office said “all options are currently on the table.”
“While timelines are being worked out, we recognize the urgency and we recognize that this is also a big part of supporting our economy post-pandemic,” Baril said.
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