“I want to cheer for a program that spends money in rural areas. I hope it will make the government look good.”
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In a debate about telecommunications, the Conservatives asked the government about inaccurate coverage maps and service gaps, while the Liberals discussed the importance of rural connectivity and claimed cellphone rates have gone down.