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CSG Senator Dennis Patterson

Inaction is perpetuating Canada’s digital divide

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2023
Policymakers and politicos know Canadians in urban centres enjoy a wide range of options and packages for high-speed internet, while rural Canadians face connectivity challenges, and Bill S-242 could help, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2023
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2023
Policymakers and politicos know Canadians in urban centres enjoy a wide range of options and packages for high-speed internet, while rural Canadians face connectivity challenges, and Bill S-242 could help, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2023
Policymakers and politicos know Canadians in urban centres enjoy a wide range of options and packages for high-speed internet, while rural Canadians face connectivity challenges, and Bill S-242 could help, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2023
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2023
Policymakers and politicos know Canadians in urban centres enjoy a wide range of options and packages for high-speed internet, while rural Canadians face connectivity challenges, and Bill S-242 could help, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut should not have to wait on tenterhooks to see if the next federal budget has monies earmarked for education initiatives, infrastructure development and housing, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of David Stanley/Flickr
Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut should not have to wait on tenterhooks to see if the next federal budget has monies earmarked for education initiatives, infrastructure development and housing, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of David Stanley/Flickr
A plane landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, pictured. If we want to move forward with a truly 'just transition' then Canada needs to ensure that it is just for northern and remote communities who face multiple barriers to acquire, construct and maintain alternative energy sources, writes Senator Dennis Patterson of the Canadian Senators Group. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
A plane landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, pictured. If we want to move forward with a truly 'just transition' then Canada needs to ensure that it is just for northern and remote communities who face multiple barriers to acquire, construct and maintain alternative energy sources, writes Senator Dennis Patterson of the Canadian Senators Group. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | December 7, 2022
First Nations Financial Management Board executive chair Harold Calla supports the financial autonomy of many First Nations by providing stable funding and good financial governance practices. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | December 7, 2022
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | December 7, 2022
First Nations Financial Management Board executive chair Harold Calla supports the financial autonomy of many First Nations by providing stable funding and good financial governance practices. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s mandate letter tasks him to implement a ‘use it or lose it’ policy, which would provide relief to Canadians suffering when companies sit on spectrum licences instead of actively building infrastructure, write Senators Dennis Patterson and Robert Black. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s mandate letter tasks him to implement a ‘use it or lose it’ policy, which would provide relief to Canadians suffering when companies sit on spectrum licences instead of actively building infrastructure, write Senators Dennis Patterson and Robert Black. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade