Funding gaps, policy shortfalls keeping rural Canada offline, experts say

'What has constrained a lot of these rural communities is they still see it as something that either the federal government or big telecommunication companies are going to come and solve,' says University of Alberta professor Michael McNally.
Gudie Hutchings
Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings said that ‘communities large and small need to have a reliable connection so they can grow their potential in this digital world,’ in a June press release.

Despite billions of dollars in government funding aimed at bridging the digital divide, Canada’s current connectivity policies are falling short by leaving rural and Indigenous communities behind, experts argue.

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