Support for communications infrastructure is key to Arctic development

We need to revive the idea of Canadian leadership in northern communications innovation, and the Major Projects Office may be the forum to do so.
Canada has a proud history in innovation in communications, and a major incentive has always been the need to connect with more remote populations, write Peter Garland and Rob McMahon.

Right now, Canada’s “major projects” list focuses on infrastructure development in sectors such as energy and transportation. But it misses any mention of the communications networks enabling these activities, particularly in rural, remote, northern, and Indigenous reg...

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