Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to shuffle Mélanie Joly into the industry minister role is paying dividends for Canadian consumers.

Joly took over as industry minister earlier this year, at a crucial time for the future of internet competition in Canada.

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Former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s long-time industry minister, François-Philippe Champagne, stood in the way of more telecom competition for years.

But Joly is now signalling that she is charting her own path by supporting a policy that will help get the cost of Canadians’ internet bills down at a time when affordability is a major concern for everyday consumers. The CRTC, Canada’s communications regulator, has argued for years that consumers would benefit from more cross-regional competition. Such competi

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