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Inaction is perpetuating Canada’s digital divide

  • Changing the way we deploy spectrum is a key part of the solution to bridging the rural-urban divide, and ensuring equitable access to affordable
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2023
Policymakers and politicos know Canadians in urban centres enjoy a wide range of options and packages for high-speed internet, while rural Canadians face connectivity challenges, and Bill S-242 could help, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Inaction is perpetuating Canada’s digital divide

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2023
  • Changing the way we deploy spectrum is a key part of the solution to bridging the rural-urban divide, and ensuring equitable access to affordable

Inaction is perpetuating Canada’s digital divide

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2023
  • Changing the way we deploy spectrum is a key part of the solution to bridging the rural-urban divide, and ensuring equitable access to affordable
Policymakers and politicos know Canadians in urban centres enjoy a wide range of options and packages for high-speed internet, while rural Canadians face connectivity challenges, and Bill S-242 could help, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

The possible shape of economic reconciliation

  • In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 21, 2023
Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut should not have to wait on tenterhooks to see if the next federal budget has monies earmarked for education initiatives, infrastructure development and housing, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of David Stanley/Flickr

The possible shape of economic reconciliation

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 21, 2023
  • In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.

The possible shape of economic reconciliation

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 21, 2023
  • In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.
Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut should not have to wait on tenterhooks to see if the next federal budget has monies earmarked for education initiatives, infrastructure development and housing, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of David Stanley/Flickr

Achieving a just transition for northern and remote communities

  • Canada’s Arctic has the potential to be just as developed as its circumpolar neighbours, but Ottawa needs to understand how best to help with
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | March 6, 2023
A plane landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, pictured. If we want to move forward with a truly 'just transition' then Canada needs to ensure that it is just for northern and remote communities who face multiple barriers to acquire, construct and maintain alternative energy sources, writes Senator Dennis Patterson of the Canadian Senators Group. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Achieving a just transition for northern and remote communities

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | March 6, 2023
  • Canada’s Arctic has the potential to be just as developed as its circumpolar neighbours, but Ottawa needs to understand how best to help with

Achieving a just transition for northern and remote communities

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | March 6, 2023
  • Canada’s Arctic has the potential to be just as developed as its circumpolar neighbours, but Ottawa needs to understand how best to help with
A plane landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, pictured. If we want to move forward with a truly 'just transition' then Canada needs to ensure that it is just for northern and remote communities who face multiple barriers to acquire, construct and maintain alternative energy sources, writes Senator Dennis Patterson of the Canadian Senators Group. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

The North needs less Ottawa

  • What the North needs is support to build essential infrastructure so it can achieve a greater degree of financial autonomy and create more economic
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | December 7, 2022
First Nations Financial Management Board executive chair Harold Calla supports the financial autonomy of many First Nations by providing stable funding and good financial governance practices. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

The North needs less Ottawa

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | December 7, 2022
  • What the North needs is support to build essential infrastructure so it can achieve a greater degree of financial autonomy and create more economic

The North needs less Ottawa

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | December 7, 2022
  • What the North needs is support to build essential infrastructure so it can achieve a greater degree of financial autonomy and create more economic
First Nations Financial Management Board executive chair Harold Calla supports the financial autonomy of many First Nations by providing stable funding and good financial governance practices. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Scrap the overbuild policy to boost broadband infrastructure

  • Many will read this op-ed using a wireless device. Most Canadians don’t realize how much of a luxury that is. While it is laudable
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK, CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | April 6, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s mandate letter tasks him to implement a ‘use it or lose it’ policy, which would provide relief to Canadians suffering when companies sit on spectrum licences instead of actively building infrastructure, write Senators Dennis Patterson and Robert Black. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scrap the overbuild policy to boost broadband infrastructure

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK, CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | April 6, 2022
  • Many will read this op-ed using a wireless device. Most Canadians don’t realize how much of a luxury that is. While it is laudable

Scrap the overbuild policy to boost broadband infrastructure

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK, CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | April 6, 2022
  • Many will read this op-ed using a wireless device. Most Canadians don’t realize how much of a luxury that is. While it is laudable
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s mandate letter tasks him to implement a ‘use it or lose it’ policy, which would provide relief to Canadians suffering when companies sit on spectrum licences instead of actively building infrastructure, write Senators Dennis Patterson and Robert Black. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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