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Kahnawake is one of many communities that will see an upgrade in their internet due to a $94-million investment by the provincial and federal governments.(Jessica Deer/CBC)
Canada and Quebec have bolstered a plan to bring high-speed internet to the entire province, with a joint investment of $94 million that will support local businesses, co-operatives and non-profit organizations.
Dubbed
Le volet Éclair II, (Lightning Phase 2)
the second phase of Quebec s internet initiative aims to bring high speed internet to another 18,000 households in remote areas and Indigenous communities by September, 2022.
Close to 40,000 homes still waiting on new networks will also see more money and a faster rollout for local infrastructure.
MEMBERTOU FIRST NATION It was an investment you could say was as much about making amends, as unveiling amounts. Indigenous Affairs Minister Marc Miller visited Cape Breton s Membertou First Nation on Monday, where he announced more than $513,000 towards preservation and strengthening of Indigenous languages languages that were nearly lost as the result of Canada s residential school system. There are people here today, as you ve seen, who have been fighting against governments to reclaim their language, their culture, their identity , Miller told reporters following the announcement. And what Canada needs is to support them financially, and then to get out of the way.