QUÉBEC, June 14, 2021 – Thanks to a total investment of $31.66 million, made as part of Canada–Quebec Operation High Speed, 5,460 households in the Estrie and Montérégie regions will have access to Vidéotron high-speed Internet services by September 2022.
The announcement was made today by the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Member of Parliament for Compton–Stanstead; Simon Jolin-Barrette, Minister of Justice, Minister Responsible for the Montérégie Region and Member of the National Assembly for Borduas; Christian Dubé, Minister of Health and Social Services and Member of the National Assembly for La Prairie; Jean François Roberge, Minister of Education and Member of the National Assembly for Chambly; André Lamontagne, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Minister Responsible for the Centre-du-Québec Region and the Chaudière-Appalaches Region, and Member of the National Assembly for Johnson; Isabelle Charest, Minister for Education, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women and Member of the National Assembly for Brome-Missisquoi; Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education and Member of the National Assembly for Sanguinet; Lyne Bessette, Member of Parliament for Brome–Missisquoi; Brenda Shanahan, Member of Parliament for Châteauguay–Lacolle; Gilles Bélanger, Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier (high-speed Internet) and Member of the National Assembly for Orford; MarieChantal Chassé, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economy and Innovation (innovation and entrepreneurship) and Member of the National Assembly for Châteauguay; Jean-Bernard Émond, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education (vocational training) and Member of the National Assembly for Richelieu; Claude Reid, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transport and Member of the National Assembly for Beauharnois; Chantal Soucy, Second Vice-President of the National Assembly and Member of the National Assembly for Saint-Hyacinthe; Claire Samson, Member of the National Assembly for Iberville; Louis Lemieux, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Culture and Communications (communications) and Member of the National Assembly for Saint-Jean; Claire IsaBelle, Chair of the Committee on Labour and the Economy and Member of the National Assembly for Huntingdon; Suzanne Dansereau, Member of the National Assembly for Verchères; and Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor....