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Trudeau Promises To Connect 98% Of Canadians To High-Speed Internet By 2026 | CBC News

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 mdbincbi

After some pandemic-related delays, the Liberal government says it’s now on track to connect 98 per cent of Canadians to high-speed internet by 2026. The announcement comes as more Canadians find themselves living online while stuck at home due to COVID-19 restrictions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a handful of cabinet ministers held a news conference in Ottawa to launch the $1.75 billion universal broadband fund — a program unveiled in the federal government’s 2019 budget and highlighted on the campaign trail and in September’s throne speech. Most of the…

Tories Offer Go-Slow Solution To Rural High-Speed Internet Woes – Nova Scotia – CBC News

May 5, 2017 mdbincbi

When farmer Elspeth McLean-Wile wants to connect to the digital world, she either uses her cellphone or drives almost three kilometres to her business where there’s internet connectivity. McLean-Wile operates a farm market just outside Bridgewater and in the winter months, when the market is closed, she has to drive there to get work done. “People on my road are only two kilometres out of town and we don’t have anybody on our road that has high-speed internet,” she said. The party leaders are hoping to convince rural residents like McLean-Wile that they have the answer to their problem. Read…