Thank you for that question.
A few years ago, the government launched a program called Broadband Canada. It was designed to foster partnerships with businesses for communities that were not covered by private sector business plans because they weren't deemed profitable markets. The goal was to connect Canadians in remote regions who did not have access to a minimum service speed of 1.5 megabits. The investments made through that program made it possible to bring broadband access to 218,000 more households over the years.