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All sides endorse Mazier’s internet bill in committee

News | 03/21/2023 3:59 pm EDT
Reza Rajabiun, Competition Policy and Telecom Strategy Expert, appears before the House of Commons Industry committee on Mar 20, 2022/ screenshot via ParlVu

Conservative MP Dan Mazier’s private member’s bill on internet service quality metrics got a smooth ride in the House of Commons industry committee on Monday. MPs from all parties backed the bill and all the witnesses who appeared before the panel spoke in favour of the legislation, known as Bill C-288. Their only quibble was that in some respects the proposed act does not go far enough.

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