The National Broadband Task Force was an initiative of the Government of Canada whose mandate was established in 2001 by the Canadian Minister of Industry,[1] at that time Brian Tobin.
The Task Force was chaired by David Lloyd Johnston, and its report was delivered on June 18, 2001.
[2] The initiative sought "to map out a strategy for achieving the Government of Canada's goal of ensuring that broadband services are available to businesses and residents in every Canadian community by 2004.
"[1] The Task Force recommended four overall "priorities" for achieving basic broadband access by 2004:[3] The membership of the National Broadband Task Force included web-linked members in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador; Ottawa; Sioux Lookout, Ontario; and Iqaluit, Nunavut.
David Lloyd Johnston, president, University of Waterloo