Article content The Ontario government is introducing the Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 which, if passed, would help connect more communities like Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke to reliable, high-speed internet sooner. This legislation proposes to reduce costs to broadband providers associated with attaching broadband wire lines to hydro utility poles and would provide timely access to poles and to municipal rights of way to install broadband on municipal land. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Ontario taking action to expand access to reliable broadband with new legislation Back to video “We are helping to build better infrastructure faster and strengthening communities in the Ottawa Valley, while laying down the foundation for future growth, renewal and long-term economic recovery,” said John Yakabuski, MPP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, in a release issued by his office March 5. “Our proposed legislation, if passed, would help connect individuals and families to reliable broadband across our communities, and get more people back to work as the province recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.”