I had the wonderful privilege of looking at that over 20 years ago when I chaired the information highway advisory council with two reports, one in 1993-94 and the other in 1994-95. John Manley was the minister. Kevin Lynch was then deputy minister of industry, and Mike Binder was the associate deputy minister of spectrum. It was the best public task force thing I've ever done. We established the goal of Canada being the leader in the world in using digital communication. Extending it for equality of opportunity in all corners of the country was a very fundamental objective because Canada is a country that stands for equality of opportunity, especially with respect to educational opportunities.
Our report was filed and a number of recommendations followed. That one came along but has come along far too slowly. I think if Canada is to fulfill my great belief that we can have equality of opportunity and excellence too, we really must make those communication devices available to all corners of the country. When we don't, we miss a great opportunity.