How COVID-19 changed Canada’s conversation on digital infrastructure

Much has changed in the past few months, and in many ways we have all been forced to adapt. Let’s embrace this opportunity to change by laying the groundwork of a digital infrastructure that works for every Canadian, today and tomorrow.

Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured. There’s more to the wireless story than services. An increasingly digital economy will require major investments in sophisticated networks, cybersecurity, and electronics. It will also force businesses to accelerate their adoption of new technologies and business models to interact with customers, suppliers, and employees more efficiently, write Trevin Stratton and Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TREVIN STRATTON AND ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA

July 16, 2020

In a matter of months, Canadians’ primary thoughts about broadband connectivity went from cost to need, and from “nice to have” to “must have." In between virtual meetings, conference calls, and running work laptops from home, Canadians everywhere were not only using their ...

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