A bill introduced by Dauphin - Swan River - Neepawa MP Dan Mazier has made more progress, and will now be moving to the Senate.
Bill C-288 was unanimously passed by the House of Commons today.
Mazier says the bill would amend the Telecommunications Act and require Canadian internet companies to provide Canadians with accurate and transparent information regarding the internet services they pay for.
"Just imagine going to a gas station and buying up to 75 dollars worth of fuel, only to realize that you only got ten dollars worth of fuel, but you're going to still pay 75 dollars to the gas company."
Mazier says the practice is only allowed within the telecoms industry in Canada, and Bill C-288 would put a stop to that.
He says this is a huge step in the process, and he's happy the bill garnered so much support from all parties.
"Everybody in the House of Commons supported it, so thank you very much to everybody that's helped me through to this process."
He says while the support has been there, the work isn't done yet.
"So now it goes through to the Senate for the same type of process through committees, so that's our next step."
Mazier says that because they had such strong support in the House of Commons, he hopes the Senate will keep it a priority.
"It presents a strong case to the Senate to keep this a priority. So hopefully we can get it passed and royal assent before we head into the summer break."
Outside of the House members, the bill has also received support from some industry groups. OpenMedia, which is a consumer advocacy organization, says that customers have a right to know what actual speeds they're getting before they buy.
The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television, says that given the amount of internet service quality complaints they see, making accurate data available to consumers is definitely a step forward.
