Gord Johns at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On November 23rd, 2017. See this statement in context.

November 23rd, 2017 / 12:05 p.m.

NDP

Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I understand that you're relying heavily on the private Internet service providers to get a lot of the work done. How is Industry Canada assisting in this process, and what is being done by Industry Canada to encourage the ISPs to bring in their services to the rural communities for a reasonable price?

I know that right now in Ahousaht they're just working on a partnership with Telus, so a lot of this is going to be working with the ISPs.

Could you talk about that?

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