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Auditor General finds internet connectivity lags in rural and Indigenous areas

News | 03/27/2023 5:20 pm EDT

Auditor General Karen Hogan released a quartet of reports on the government’s spending priorities Monday. One report, looking at internet connectivity, found that rural and remote regions and Indigenous reserves were woefully underserved.

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