Federal contribution to Quebec's Operation High-Speed claims 24% of UBF cash

Briefing note pointed to Premier Legault’s promise of 50/10 for all by end of 2022 By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The federal portion of the $826.3 million investment announced this week to connect 150,000 households in Quebec by September 2022 is coming from the $1.75-billion Universal Broadband Fund, Innovation Canada confirmed, less than 10 days after the final deadline for applications closed. This would make Tuesday’s announcement the first award from the UBF’s core program, as its “rapid” stream for projects completed by November has already disbursed funds. The massive $826.3-million operation will be evenly split between Quebec’s new Operation...