Telecommunications services are increasingly expensive for families

Canadian consumers do not need another charm and public relations offensive while the cost of living poses a major threat to their quality of life.

In his fall 2018 report, Auditor General Michael Ferguson, pictured in 2017, noted that accessibility to broadband high-speed Internet continues to lag behind for […] communities in rural and remote areas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR PIERRE-HUGUES BOISVENU

February 13, 2019

According to Statistics Canada’s Survey of Household Spending, Canadian households spent an average of $2,246 on communication devices and services in 2016. Canadian consumers are right to be concerned about the evolution of broadcasting and telecommunications in recent years. They must spend mo...

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