That's a great question. Thank you very much for that.
The answer is absolutely yes, and again, it doesn't matter whether it's a P3 approach or another procurement model. The reality is that there is clearly a need now for connectivity around the country, first and foremost, obviously, to enable a session like we're having today. There's no doubt about that, but when you think about remote communities, access issues around education and health, just to name two, would be hugely improved through putting in place IT infrastructure in order to make that happen.
You may be aware of a project, again in the Northwest Territories. A couple of years ago they laid fibre right up the Mackenzie valley, and that was a huge step in the right direction to enable that kind of connectivity. That did come to market as a P3, and it was a very successful project. There are many projects, by the way, in the United States where they are using a P3 approach for broadband, and we are seeing, without a doubt, interest by the federal government and a number of provincial governments in putting this infrastructure in place.
What I would say too is that there is another dimension to this. As Canada continues to try to attract talent from around the world, if we can't put in place a broadly based 5G network, we're not going to attract young people from around the world to come to Canada if they have access to only a 1G network.
There are many dimensions to this issue around broadband or putting in place the fibre that's necessary to take Canada back up as a country that's well connected, and as a country of our size geographically, we are the poster child for that kind of need, so without a doubt, we in the council are very strong supporters of rolling out a significant broadband initiative and, where it makes sense to do it using a P3 model, terrific. In other instances there are other ways to do it, but I think you have put your finger on a really critical infrastructure need in Canada, and I know that governments are turning their minds to this now.