Industry committee  Certainly, as was said, there are plans on the shelf. We have projects under way right now that are underfunded, but could be extended. We have some real obstacles. I think across Canada we have telephone poles, electricity poles. Access to that infrastructure, these poles, even

Industry committee  Yes, I have seen the document. I recognize that your committee will also be doing a study on the various aspects. I think you'll end up in the same place. I think most of us know it. Certainly your document talks about a strategy at a national level, with some priorities. As I

Industry committee  No. I would not be the best one to ask about that. Maybe it should be somebody who has a broader view on it. We follow the spectrum auctions and we see the dollars that are spent. We do hear, though, from the smaller Internet service providers that they're locked out of this. Th

Industry committee  Yes, certainly. Some of them actually started...sorry. The answer is yes.

Industry committee  Thank you. That's a very good question. I don't think we really realize the depths of that issue, because people are home; they're solitary. When it comes to mental health issues, it would allow them to at least communicate with somebody. We're an aging community. For many of o

Industry committee  Thank you. Good evening. Welcome. It's my honour to present to you this evening. I certainly appreciate all the work you're doing. I really have to build a little bit on what Mr. Thomson and Ms. Tribe have said. I'm going to make exactly the same points, but more in a regional