Remember the election of 2011?
The one where Stephen Harper’s Conservatives barely eked out a majority government?
I know it’s only been a few years. But, wow. Things sure have changed since then.
Like the cost of internet. It’s gone up. Way up.
And now we’re all afraid to go online for anything other than to send Grandma an e-card.
The “authorities” – as the now-neutered Privacy Commissioner refers to them – are monitoring everything we do online. Continue reading
Forget the gun registry.
Forget Afghanistan and Libya (most Canadians already have, after all).
The hot button issue of this election is the internet in Canada. Or, rather, the relative lack thereof.
This is particularly true in the Yukon, where we suffer from the very worst of Canada’s very bad situation.
The internet in Canada is, simply put, too expensive and too crappy when compared to other developed nations.
Canadians are falling behind other nations in our ability to affordably and effectively access information online.
Our access to the internet is controlled by a small group of companies with competing interests such as cable television and traditional telephone services.
Again, this is particularly true in the Yukon.
There is growing concern amongst Canadians about this.
This election is about changing that. Continue reading
