[Advisors] response to budget consultation ques.

Fri Jan 22 16:04:23 PST 2016

Well, I started out by encouraging anyone and everyone to send in an 
intervention. These things only have an impact if they reappear.  So, 
yes, please do send one in, if you are up to it.

As for the response I have sent around, until I enter the information, I 
will not really know if it will be attributed to me or to TC.  Not sure 
how that site is working.

I don't see any easy way of crafting your comments below into answers to 
the questions posed on the site.  The window will be closing soon. So, 
let me know how I can include your items below if you want me to and I 
will be happy to do so.

Marita

On 1/22/2016 6:50 PM, James Van Leeuwen wrote:
> Sorry if I’m not up to speed Marita… is the discussion about an 
> intervention from TC, or from some/all of us personally, or both?
>
> James
>
>
>
>> On Jan 22, 2016, at 4:46 PM, Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net 
>> <mailto:mmoll at ca.inter.net>> wrote:
>>
>> So, I hope you are planning to enter an intervention in the budget 
>> consultations that expresses this -- or, you may rewrite mine if you 
>> wish. There are not many ways for us to get our views on the table.  
>> Got to start somewhere.
>>
>> Marita
>>
>> On 1/22/2016 6:38 PM, James Van Leeuwen wrote:
>>> Fulfilling the Government's stated or implied objectives is almost 
>>> entirely a matter of building capacity at the *community* level for 
>>> social and economic innovation.
>>>
>>> Social innovation has become the principal catalyst for economic 
>>> innovation, and social innovation can only be driven effectively 
>>> from the bottom up - not from the top down.
>>>
>>> The most valuable role that local and senior governments can play is 
>>> to incentivize and invest in leadership in social innovation at the 
>>> community level.
>>>
>>> This is how Germany has managed to get so far down the road in 
>>> transitioning from an energy economy rooted in thermal and nuclear 
>>> energy to one that is rooted in renewable energy.
>>>
>>> Strategy came from the top down, leadership came from the bottom up.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_transition_in_Germany
>>>
>>>
>>> At this juncture, I think it’s safe to assume that the Government 
>>> already knows the following:
>>>
>>> 1) ICT and digital literacy are today’s most powerful catalysts for 
>>> social and economic innovation, and Canada is falling behind;
>>>
>>> 2) Ample, accessible and affordable broadband has become essential 
>>> to supporting such innovation;
>>>
>>> 3) A world-class digital strategy has become essential to 
>>> maintaining Canada’s social and cultural relevance and economic 
>>> competitiveness.
>>>
>>>
>>> What the Government doesn’t seem to know is how to craft a strategy 
>>> that will work with our kind of geographic realities (huge landmass) 
>>> and market realities (incumbents).
>>>
>>> For TC to be most effective in its advocacy, I think we should be 
>>> focusing all of our attention on the critical role of community 
>>> leadership in social and economic innovation, and what are the most 
>>> effective ways to cultivate and support such leadership.
>>>
>>> I think we should maintain a singular focus on these issues until 
>>> there is a chorus loud and strong enough to command the attention of 
>>> governments large and small.
>>>
>>> JvL
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jan 22, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net 
>>>> <mailto:mmoll at ca.inter.net>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, I am sure this would cause some headscratching -- I will try 
>>>> to insert by rewording.  Probably, at the federal level they don't 
>>>> do much municipal-speak.
>>>> Marita
>>>> On 1/21/2016 11:40 AM, Garth Graham wrote:> Somewhere in there, 
>>>> (probably in No.2?), we have to make it clearer that broadband is 
>>>> essential LOCAL infrastructure, and that the existing reliance on 
>>>> market-based primary telecommunications companies is NOT going to 
>>>> get us there.  Say something like…>> An effective national digital 
>>>> economy strategy will recognize that local/ municipal / community 
>>>> ownership of broadband infrastructure as a public utility is the 
>>>> only route to ensuring that communities are “smart” enough to take 
>>>> charge of their own digital futures.  The provision of municipally 
>>>> owned fibre as an open public utility will ensure that the 
>>>> community has the capacity to understand how ICT use can be used to 
>>>> bootstrap local development and to practice digital inclusion 
>>>> techniques to ensure that everyone benefits from the changes.>> 
>>>> GG>>> >> On Jan 20, 2016, at 2:21 PM, Marita 
>>>> Moll<mmoll at ca.inter.net <mailto:mmoll at ca.inter.net>>  wrote:>>>> I 
>>>> have put together a few motherhood responses to the budget 
>>>> consultation questions -- mostly cribbed from the last Alternative 
>>>> Federal Budget paper that I contributed to because I don't have 
>>>> time to do anything else.  Please add, comment, delete.  Otherwise, 
>>>> I will just submit it. There is no deadline on the consultation 
>>>> page -- but it must be soon.>>>> 
>>>> ----------------------------------->>>> 1. In your opinion how can 
>>>> we better support our middle class?>> A national digital economy 
>>>> strategy is a vital part of federal policy that has been allowed to 
>>>> languish for too long. All Canadians will be supported by a 
>>>> committment to return to a leadership role in this sector. Growing 
>>>> evidence supports the connection between household income, jobs, 
>>>> and modern information and communications infrastructure. As Prime 
>>>> Minister Trudeau said in his speech to the Davos meetings, 
>>>> Canadians are resourceful. But the government must lead with a 
>>>> digital strategy to move the economy firmly into the 21st 
>>>> century.>> 2. What infrastructure needs can best help grow the 
>>>> economy, protect our environment and meet your priorities 
>>>> locally?>> Economic growth in the 21st century cannot occur without 
>>>> 21st-century tools. A program to support community-driven access 
>>>> and education initiatives across the country would help ensure 
>>>> prosperity is both deep and wide throughout the country. Over the 
>>>> years, this kind of initiative has created jobs and brought new 
>>>> businesses to many areas at very little cost. The government must 
>>>> improve Canada’s communications infrastructure and facilitate 
>>>> access, use, and skills in this area by committing to effective 
>>>> broadband from coast to coast to coast that supports a full range 
>>>> of communications applications.>> 3. How can we create economic 
>>>> growth, protect the environment and meet local priorities while 
>>>> ensuring that the most vulnerable don't get left behind.>> National 
>>>> programs that provide access, education, and support for the 
>>>> effective use of new communications technologies in communities 
>>>> should be considered essential investments that generate demand and 
>>>> build human capacity to meet that demand. We must ensure that all 
>>>> Canadians are able to participate in the new economy. 
>>>> Reintroduction and expansion of support for public access programs 
>>>> will boost local economies by encouraging them to use new 
>>>> technologies for community development and by offering 
>>>> collaborative tools. When Canadian communities suffer because of 
>>>> major job losses, these programs help provide support in an 
>>>> economic downturn.>> 4. Is the implementation of these new 
>>>> priorities and initiatives realistic? Will it help us grow our 
>>>> economy?>> Affordable high-speed internet access is an 
>>>> indispensable asset for the economic health of communities of all 
>>>> sizes. It attracts businesses, encourages local entrepreneurship, 
>>>> and maintains high standards in education and health services, all 
>>>> of which support local sustainability. Some of the funds earmarked 
>>>> for infrastructure spending in this budget should be channelled 
>>>> into designing and implementing a digital strategy and into 
>>>> extending rural and remote connectivity programs. The federal 
>>>> government should work with provincial authorities to encourage the 
>>>> development of a digitally literate population, and the Minister of 
>>>> Employment, Workforce and Labour should review policies and 
>>>> programs to ensure that priority is given to training in digital 
>>>> skills.>>>> Marita>> 
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