Madam Speaker, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical need for reliable communication networks to navigate everyday life for every person. Our connectivity investments will be an important part of Canada's recovery.
Through projects and programs approved by our government, we will connect an estimated 1.4 million households. Through the Conservatives' signature broadband program, the projects approved by the previous Conservative government connected just 334,000 homes. That means our government will connect four times more households than the previous Conservative government did. One of those projects is a $5.9-million investment under the connect to innovate program, which was awarded to FlexNetworks, to bring new and improved Internet to 14 communities from Saskatoon to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
We have a strong track record of delivering results, and we will build on that success as we build a brighter future for rural and remote and all indigenous communities.