We support advancing the communications capacity of the north in a variety of ways, but first I need to be clear. In Yukon, it's fairly efficient. There's a lot of land-based fibre and so on, except for one community in Yukon. In the N.W.T., it's a bit mixed. The southern part is more connected. The north is served by satellite. In Nunavut it's entirely satellite-based, so it's the most exposed, in terms of reliable, fast, cost-effective connectivity. As you note, this is essential to truly participate in the modern economy and to compete. We understand all of that.
We've worked in supporting feasibility studies for different technologies to apply. On the connectivity side, we work closely with our colleagues in Innovation, Science and Economic Development to deeply understand the northern challenges through the studies we've funded.
In June, with my departmental colleagues, I co-chaired a round table in Nunavut with the diverse stakeholders there to look at possible solutions, to understand what their interest would be in the connectivity fund announced in budget 2016, and to look at how to be ready to apply for that funding.