Rural connectivity: Committee arguments spark déjà vu

By Denis Carmel

OTTAWA – On Thursday, February 21st, as just about everybody else in Ottawa was watching the Clerk of the Privy Council defend the Prime Minister in front of the Justice Committee over the SNC Lavalin affair, another meeting just as important was taking place in front of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. That hearing was about connectivity in rural and remote areas following up on a Report from the Auditor General tabled in November. The first meeting had been held on December 12th but was interrupted by a vote after representatives from the Office of the Auditor General, ISED...