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Transcription – Canada's progress towards universal high-speed Internet access
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The Honourable Gudie Hutchings
Minister of Rural Economic Development]
No matter where you live, access to reliable, affordable high-speed Internet is simply essential.
[Clips of a boat approaching a fishing village, a train rolling by a rural community, a communications tower in a forested area, a woman in a field during harvest holding a laptop, a woman in a home office checking contents of a package, and a man working on a computer surrounded by boxes of merchandise]
For remote and underserved communities, a dependable high-speed Internet connection can be life-changing. It's an equalizer that allows every Canadian to actively participate in the digital economy no matter where you live.
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the government has committed to connecting 98%
to high-speed Internet by 2026
100% by 2030]
That's why the Government of Canada has committed to connecting 98% of Canadians to high-speed Internet by 2026 and 100% by 2030.
[Clips of a technician climbing a communications tower and working on cables and equipment, a man video conferencing, a woman holding a newborn while video chatting, and two violinists playing music together online]
And so far, we've made $7.6 billion available to achieve that goal. And already we're seeing the results. Today, more than 93.5% of Canadians are connected. And we'll continue to deliver on this work to get you connected too.
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