Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you again, folks.
Mr. Lenehan, I think it's about slide 14 in your package. It says:
Without Rural Spectrum—No Rural Internet
Unless spectrum is made available for fixed wireless access, rural Canadians are condemned to mobile Internet only
Your slide, in my view, is actually quite shocking. In my view, that slide is all about economic development in rural Canada. I guess in as short of an analysis as you can, can you tell me how we get there?
I'd just back that up, from the minutes of this committee, with Michael Geist being quoted as saying:
If part of your economic strategy doesn't include a digital economy strategy, then I'd say you don't have an economic strategy.
I think that is bang on. The Government of Canada needs a national digital strategy as part of governing.
So how do we get there to ensure that rural Canadians have that availability?