Can the city of Toronto make high-speed internet more accessible? [The Big Story]

Earlier this month, Toronto City Council approved a plan to build its own high-speed broadband network. It’s an ambitious idea that will be tried out in three low-income neighbourhoods. The goal: to combat rising internet prices at a time when access to a good internet connection is becoming an essential need. Will it work?

Vass Bednar is executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy in digital society 

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