Tackling the ‘wicked’ rural broadband gap

Policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—worse—leave the entire problem to the whims of Elon Musk.

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)

Opinion

BY GREGORY TAYLOR

October 30, 2024

The trendy term for Canada’s intractable rural connectivity issue is that it’s a “wicked problem”: a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. And while there may be no simple solution, policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—wors...

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