Rogers and the digital divide

Whether it’s work or school, civic and social engagement, the internet is now the same as electricity—without it you’re in the dark and isolated.

If the Liberals want universal broadband in Canada by 2030, they don’t have the policies to ensure success. Firstly, most of Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s digital policies around equitable broadband over-rely on funds, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

July 20, 2022

OTTAWA—Don’t spend that five-day Rogers credit in one place, y’all. It's now nearly two weeks after the outage that rocked the country, caused by Canada’s fastest and most r...

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