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Frustrating funding process, unpredictable playing field stymie broadband expansion

  • There is no shortage of good intentions when it comes to expanding affordable high-speed Internet access in Canada. However, misplaced policy priorities, skepticism, and
Opinion | BY PETER MENZIES | February 23, 2021
The government’s primary focus after last year’s review of communications legislation has been Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s determination to get ‘money from web giants’ in order to subsidize a change-resistant film and television system and a similarly unoriginal newspaper business, writes Peter Menzies, when better connectivity should be the focus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frustrating funding process, unpredictable playing field stymie broadband expansion

Opinion | BY PETER MENZIES | February 23, 2021
  • There is no shortage of good intentions when it comes to expanding affordable high-speed Internet access in Canada. However, misplaced policy priorities, skepticism, and

Frustrating funding process, unpredictable playing field stymie broadband expansion

Opinion | BY PETER MENZIES | February 23, 2021
  • There is no shortage of good intentions when it comes to expanding affordable high-speed Internet access in Canada. However, misplaced policy priorities, skepticism, and
The government’s primary focus after last year’s review of communications legislation has been Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s determination to get ‘money from web giants’ in order to subsidize a change-resistant film and television system and a similarly unoriginal newspaper business, writes Peter Menzies, when better connectivity should be the focus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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