Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Nice try, Mr. Champoux.
I want to come back to the consequences of not having high-speed Internet in place. I want to speak about the consequences for rural communities and for indigenous communities, like consequences for distance education. It's the reality of not being able, in more isolated communities, to access distance education, which so many people rely on to enhance their skills and gain more abilities to contribute to their community.
There's distance health as well. I know the B.C. government has done a lot to expand access to the provision of distance health so that people in more remote rural communities and indigenous communities can actually get access to health care.
It's also an issue of fundamental economic development. Having access to high-speed Internet makes a big difference in a community's ability to actually develop and build on its economic foundations. These are all fundamental issues.
You talked, Ms. Hogan, about the government spending only $949 million while they like to advertise that they've made available over $7.6 billion. I see that as a fundamental failure by this government to walk the talk and provide supports. Can you speak to what you see and what your report indicates in terms of the consequences of not having access to high-speed Internet for education, health care, economic development, etc.?