Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to thank all of our witnesses for being with us today to answer our questions.
One of the things that stood out to me in testimony—it's something that is pretty obvious on its own, but when it was mentioned, it stuck out even more—is the fact that many Canadians who miss meals often do it because they're paying for their phone bills. Obviously, that's not fair.
I feel that, during COVID-19, the gap between people, the inequality gap, has become even bigger because many people need a good connection in order to participate in our economy. If we look even at the education system, many Canadians are going to eventually be turning to online education in the coming months because we don't know exactly where we're headed. That's a very big concern to me.
We often say that all Canadians have access to education. If we turn and make it more online, then that won't be the case anymore, and not everyone will have equal access to getting past the barriers that currently exist for them.
Given that context, many of you gave us some examples of how our government can get involved in making sure that Internet connection is more affordable and that cellphone bills are more affordable. Minister Bains has committed to getting cellphone bills decreased by 25% in the next few years.
Do you have any suggestions that are not already being looked at that could lower the cost for lower-income Canadians? I also heard someone say that many Canadians wouldn't mind having an extra 50¢ added to their bills in order to help make up for those who can't. Are there any suggestions that haven't been mentioned yet that our government can implement to help make it more affordable?
That question is for anyone who wants to answer it.