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Next on federal agenda: high-speed Internet for rural Manitoba, New Brunswick

DAUPHIN, MB — Continuing its chain of self-congratulatory press releases as we near an election, the federal government today sent out yet another missive touting high-speed Internet for rural voters. Meanwhile, it still does nothing for the urban poor who can’t afford the broadband that passes right by their homes already.Anyhoo, in today’s press release, Robert Sopuck, Member of Parliament for Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette in Manitoba, announced the federal government’s investment in Manitoba NetSet for high-speed Internet services targetting nearly 10,000 homes in the rural Parkland region of the province.This is the latest in a recent series of announcements regarding rural...