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This is because the government has allowed internet companies to advertise speeds you may never receive,” Mazier expressed. “Canadians deserve to know what Internet speeds they are paying for, and Canadians should accept nothing less.”

Bill C-288 has received significant support from telecommunication experts and advocacy organizations when it was studied at Parliament’s Standing Committee on Industry and Technology. The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television Services, a body responsible for overseeing consumer complaints, also expressed their support.

“Given the number of Internet service quality complaints that we see, it seems reasonable to conclude that making service metrics available to customers when they subscribe to an Internet service would be a step forward,’ the Commissioner stated.

Bill C-288 will now be sent to the Senate, where it will be debated further before it can become law. This legislation was first introduced by Mazier, the M.P. for Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa, back in June of last year.