Mr. Chair, all 44 elected municipal officials in the riding of Laurentides—Labelle and I have sent a letter to the government asking that cellular and high-speed Internet networks be made available to all.
The crisis has accelerated the demonstration of the need for these networks in daily life. The territorial complexity of the Laurentians means that there are areas where the signal is weak, unstable or non-existent. There is an urgent and essential need to change the infrastructure of the current networks. Also, because of the lockdown, Internet failures are being felt, and they prevent distance learning, telemedicine and teleworking, among other things.
How can our municipalities develop economically if they can't provide their community with adequate communication tools?
We are therefore calling on the government to put the interests of its people first by investing massively right now in the construction of high-speed Internet and cellular infrastructure.