Government will accelerate rural broadband funds, details to come ‘soon,’ says Monsef

As COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the internet access problem in Canada’s rural and remote areas, the federal government and some provinces are working on measures to help speed up rollouts.

Maryam Monsef, minister for women and gender equality and rural economic development, said in an interview that the federal government will accelerate its rural broadband funding in response to the pandemic, with details to be announced “soon.”The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Anja Karadeglija

May 1, 2020

As COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the internet access problem in Canada’s rural and remote areas, the federal government and some provinces are working on measures to help speed up rollouts. Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawart...

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