Bill C-288, which was introduced by Dauphin - Swan River - Neepawa MP Dan Mazier has made even more progress.
The bill would amend the Telecommunications Act and require Canadian internet companies to provide Canadians with accurate and transparent information regarding the internet services they pay for. MP Mazier first introduced the bill in June, and he says there's still work that needs to be done.
"It'll have to go through committee, and it's going to have to go come to parliament for another vote, and then back into the senate, so there's still some mechanical stuff to do, but this is a major hurdle, especially the way the vote turned out. There was basically no opposition to putting this bill through parliament and through the exercise. That's very positive news, so everybody wants to work on this."
During Bill C-288's final hour of debate in the second reading, MP Mazier talked about its importance.
“Connectivity is essential to the safety of our communities, to the economic growth of rural regions and to the accessibility of services like education and health care. Canadians should know what they are paying for before they purchase an internet service, not after.”
Bill C-288 will now move to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology to be further studied. Once the bill makes it through the committee stage, it will be sent back to the House of Commons for further votes. If the legislation passes these required stages, Bill C-288 will be sent from the House of Commons to the Senate, where it will move through the same stages of the parliamentary process.
