Canada’s unique opportunity to lead the future of the internet

Now is the time, with Canada’s leadership on the global stage, to reinforce the internet’s bottom-up development so it can continue to innovate and expand as humanity’s promise for opportunity.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed Canada’s support for the multi-stakeholder model when, at the North American Leaders’ Summit in 2016, he affirmed 'the importance of an open, interoperable, resilient, and secure internet, underpinned by the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KATHRYN BROWN

February 26, 2018

Our digitally-powered society continually reinforces what everyone now considers a fact of life: the absolute vitality of the internet. Imagine running a business, undertaking a degree or securing a dream job without internet access. Life would be immensely different without the countless connection...

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