Green Party of Canada pledges for affordable cellphone, internet prices

The Green Party of Canada wants to mandate affordable cellphone plans and is asking Canadians to sign a pledge to make this happen.

"Greens volition mandate affordable cellphone plans past making space for new Canadian companies to provide services and increment competitiveness, decouple payments for phones from services and modernize telecom regulations," the petition page read.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Green Party MP Paul Manly intend to hear Canadians from across the land on this issue, the pledge page read.

The party's programme for affordable cellphone and net services include ensuring that rates are affordable, that new companies are able to provide services to "button through reforms to Canadian laws and fees which make it easier for new companies to take on Bong and Rogers," and to help build the next generation of high-speed cyberspace.

The plan aims to as well create a Universal Broadband Strategy that will ensure "loftier-speed internet across the country."

A spokesperson for the Dark-green Party of Canada indicated that more than information will be released in the Green Party of Canada'due south election platform.

It'south worth adding that the Liberal Party of Canada introduced new funding in Budget 2019 to ensure all Canadians accept access to high-speed cyberspace by 2030. Rural Economical Development Minister Bernadette Hashemite kingdom of jordan's Connectivity Strategy details how the party intends to make this happen.

At the aforementioned time, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has issued a policy directive that requires the Canadian Radio-idiot box and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to make decisions with affordability and fairness for Canadians in mind. This includes having affordable and off-white cellphone and internet prices.

New Democrat Political party Leader Jagmeet Singh also announced the party'southward plan for more affordable cellphone and internet bills in Canada.

The Conservative Party of Canada has not appear any wireless plan related strategies every bit of nonetheless.

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Source: Green Political party of Canada