Currently, if there were no subscriptions and our network was fully funded by municipalities, that would mean a $40 annual increase over 25 years in every citizen's property taxes. Therefore, a government subsidy would help lighten that financial burden—citizens would still have to pay for their Internet access, whether they like it or not—in addition to helping regional businesses and attracting new businesses to set up in the region.
Our territory is large and beautiful. I am talking about Matawinie, but I would say that, across all regions—be it in Quebec, Ontario, the Maritimes or Alberta—rural communities don't have access to high-speed Internet. Therefore, that hampers those regions' economic development.