October 18th, 2019

Ford’s Broadband funding a re-announcement of Liberal dollars: NDP

KIIWETINOONG — The NDP critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Sol Mamakwa, made the following statement, responding to the Ford government’s re-announcement of Liberal Broadband funding:

“Northern and Indigenous communities desperately need Broadband connection, and it’s time the Ford government consider it an essential service.

While we welcome any progress on Broadband, Doug Ford is going to have to do more than re-announce funding committed by previous governments. We need a plan to connect communities, and it’s critical that funding for this essential service not be used as a bargaining chip in resource development deals."