Mr. Boulerice NDP sent me the following email. As the first party to take a stand I decided to connect it in its entirety. Hoping that it reopens the debate!
Montreal, Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - how it worked before the Internet? The question may seem strange to the older, but many young people are facing the most candid world. And they are right, the Internet has revolutionized - And continue to do so - our lives, our relationships and our work. Whereas it is now essential to have access to an Internet connection, the NDP in Quebec want to make the country a new technological twist considering the Internet as a public service. A first for a Canadian political party!
"Today, the Internet means access to knowledge, information, culture and debate ideas said Francoise Boivin, president of the NDP Quebec Section. Government services are there, such as banks, movies, music, newspapers, TV shows, everything! Private citizens from such access would constitute a new class of outcasts, dropped by a technology gap. We, we want to avoid this injustice and provide equitable access to the Internet, everywhere, in towns in the region. " General Council Meeting in the weekend activists Quebec NDP adopted a resolution requesting to extend Internet access throughout, high speed, for free.
The NDP Quebec Section recalls that several years ago, the airwaves were considered a public good. This allowed the entire population to listen to the toll-free programming of these media. "Now is the turn of the Internet. And we must hurry if we do not want to miss the boat. United States, some cities like San Francisco and Philadelphia are already offering this service to their citizens ", Françoise Boivin insists. To do this, considering that the NDP Quebec NDP government will negotiate with the distribution companies so that they provide Internet access for everyone, whether by cable or wireless. "We want to be the first country worldwide to offer this tool indispensable to its population. This measure will better serve our scientists, our entrepreneurs, our artists and all those who make our society ", concluded the President of the NDP Quebec Section.
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