Telecom’s role in solving Canada’s productivity crisis
Telecom networks are the critical infrastructure underpinning the digital economy, and the foundation for Canada’s future economic growth.
Criticism of UN force in Lebanon well-founded, says Ontario reader
Re: “UNIFIL meant to discourage aggression by presence rather than through force, says Ottawa reader,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 23, p. 8). In 2006, Hezbollah—the Lebanese terrorist group backed by Iran—kidnapped three Israelis and launched a war with the Jewish state. The war ended with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which mandated that the […]
Closing the connectivity chasm
Despite the successes, several crucial gaps in expanding rural coverage remain.
Trump lacks the coherence to be a fascist, but he still must go: Marlatt
Donald Trump, fascist? Actually, no. Trump is incapable of sustained rational thought, or the coherence to establish or conceive of a system of government. I should have written: has Trump taken Americans to “the brink of fascism”? Fascism is a vile—but coherent—system of government. Its extremism and intolerance, inherent racism, and ultra-nationalism express extreme right-wing […]
Canada needs to up the ante against copper thieves
When copper wire theft occurs, telecom, cable, and internet services are disrupted, putting the safety of Canadians at risk.
Towards a new Canadian broadband future?
We will need to face the reality that the fundamental competition now is not primarily between the telecom carriers, but with other value systems.
Rural connectivity divides: a case for public fibre transport and a reframing of affordability
While there appears to be little appetite in provincial or federal government to support public broadband infrastructure, this could change in the right hands.
Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.
About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in American public life.
Updating Canada’s broadcasting policy framework: a process gone awry
The CRTC’s inability to respond with agility or openness to the possibilities of the internet age undermines the purposes of its consultative processes.
Tackling the ‘wicked’ rural broadband gap
Policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—worse—leave the entire problem to the whims of Elon Musk.
