We said we would make Canada the most connected country in the world. In its first composite index on connectivity, the Conference Board of Canada ranks us second to the United States. But not good enough. Many other countries are aggressively pursuing similar strategies. By sticking to our game plan.
Universal access is a key goal of our connectedness agenda.
And IHAC told us that competition should drive the process of building the Information Highway in Canada. We followed that advice. We opened the markets. We ended monopolies. We let the private sector take the lead in creating the Canadian component of the Internet and its applications.