Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank our guests for being here. I will start with the spokesperson for Quebec City.
Since the initial studies of smart cities, there has been must discussion of improving citizens' access to various municipal services, facilitating transit, and sharing information.
I have noted that several communities do not have adequate Internet access. That might be less of a problem in Quebec City, but it still is in certain parts of Canada. That might not be as much of a concern to you. I would like to know, however, whether in your various meetings to plan the launch of the “smart municipality”, you considered people who cannot afford a cell phone to reserve their parking spot and who cannot afford to get Internet access.
In launching a smart city, what consideration is given to people who cannot pay $60 per month for an Internet connection and $60 per month for a cell phone?