It really sucks not to have access to reliable internet. I think they should keep the StarLink contract and give everyone a VPN subscription, or structure the deal so that all connections to StarLink have to go through a VPN set up by the government*. (Now this is a provincial deal--the deal should be expanded federally so that remote First Nations reserves can partake too.)

*: One might say "nooo I don't want the government to run my VPN!!", but considering that MOST VPNs are leaky, I would trust an arm-length government body than a VPN company which has incentives to lie about not selling/logging your info and then doing exactly that. Maybe create a law for Canadian ISPs to run VPNs according to legit standards with third-party practices review. I'm just spitballing here. But StarLink is not going away and it's great for lots of people.