PQ leadership candidate mulls nationalizing Internet in province if elected
MONTREAL — Parti Quebecois leadership candidate Martine Ouellet says she would consider nationalizing Internet infrastructure in Quebec if telecommunications companies failed to comply with certain demands.
Ouellet said Monday that if she is elected PQ leader this fall and then premier in 2018, she will demand that Internet companies improve access, speed and bandwidth as well as cut prices.
If they don’t, they will risk having their infrastructure taken over by the government.
Internet access is an essential service and a right similar to electricity, she said.