Imagine a Canada where the Arctic is seamlessly connected to the global digital grid, a place where communities thrive with access to telehealth, education, and economic opportunities. Subsea cables, the unsung arteries of modern communication, carry 99 per cent of intercontinental data traffic. Yet, Canada lags behind, failing to invest meaningfully in Arctic subsea cables. Meanwhile, allies like the United States, the United Kingdom, and France are making strategic moves to secure their digital futures. The result? Our northern territories remain digitally disconnected.