Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault tour the MDA satellite manufacturing centre, which is located in Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que.
The federal and Quebec governments are giving Telesat, an Ottawa-based satellite operator, a little more $2.5 billion in loans to help the company build its broadband satelitte constellation in an effort to connect people in the most remote areas of Canada to the internet.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault tour the MDA satellite manufacturing centre, which is located in Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que. The Canadian government on Friday announced a loan of $2.
Speaking to reporters Friday at MDA's facility in Montreal's West Island, Trudeau said the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit broadband satellite constellation will enable people in the most remote parts of the country, including in Indigenous communities and in areas with mining and forestry operations, to connect with cheaper, more reliable internet."Yes, it's about investing in satellites and space and all sorts of really cool stuff," Trudeau said.
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