Various Internet access technologies are being deployed in the local exchange to allow people higher speed connectivity to the Internet. Today we've announced the extension of high-speed online access, available in the Ottawa region, to Toronto, Montr al and Qu bec city. While I believe that business initiatives and leadership will drive electronic commerce, governments must also be in the vanguard as clear and compelling model users of electronic commerce. A good example of this application is an Internet service offered by the Commission de la sant et de la s curit du travail, or CSST, a workman's compensation agency of the Qu bec government. The network allows electronic remittance of annual fees and the handling of disability payments.
Doctors use electronic forms to expedite filing claims.
Users simply need a Netscape browser and a password to access the network. I would like to conclude my comments with a quote from Paul Romer, a professor of economics at Stanford University who has written a great deal on the new network economy. Instead, it's a playground of nearly unbounded opportunity, where new ideas beget new products, new markets, and new possibilities to create wealth. Opportunity is indeed the name of the game in electronic commerce.