Elon Musk’s company SpaceX applies to offer high-speed internet service to Canadians

“With fast, reliable and affordable internet, rural areas will benefit immensely economically, and a lot of younger people won’t end up leaving for the city.”

CRTC data suggests as many as 40 per cent of Canadians who don’t live in major urban areas do not have access to high-speed internet, and what is available is often prohibitively expensive.