Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Partnering With Elon Musk's Starlink to Bypass Federal Internet Censorship Laws

Anthony Murdoch : Nov 21, 2023
LifeSiteNews.com

"As Premier, I will protect the right of every Albertan to express their opinion–left, right and everything in between–without fear of Ottawa's censorship." -Danielle Smith

(Edmonton, Alberta) — [LifeSiteNews.com] The government of Alberta is partnering with Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starlink to bring internet to certain areas of the province to test the viability of the technology that Premier Danielle Smith said last year could be used as a firewall to bypass federal internet censorship laws. (Image: via LifeSiteNews /Screengrabs)

Last Thursday, United Conservative Party (UCP) Minister of Technology and Innovation Nate Glubish announced that "advancing satellite internet technology in Alberta is an important milestone and an innovative way to achieve our goal of universal connectivity by 2027."

Glubish said that connecting rural Albertans via Starlink is another way to "eliminate the connectivity gap."

As a result, the Alberta government in a limited-time pilot is working with SpaceX's Starlink to avoid "federal government delays launching projects and allocating funding" for internet access.

In June 2022, while running for leadership of the UCP, Smith said that she would create a provincial internet firewall to bypass federal internet censorship laws with the possible help of Starlink.

"Hey @elonmusk I'm running to be the Premier of Alberta. We still value free speech here. Could Alberta set up an independent ISP using @starlink to bypass the new @justintrudeau internet censorship law," Smith wrote.

Smith also included in her tweet last week a reminder of her message last year that said: "Did you know @JustinTrudeau's new internet censorship law will mean Liberal partisans can pick and choose what Albertans can say and express on the Internet."

"As Premier, I will protect the right of every Albertan to express their opinion—left, right and everything in between—without fear of Ottawa's censorship."

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