The Member of Parliament for Dauphin, Swan River, and Neepawa is looking to take the connectivity fight to the telecommunications industry.

Dan Mazier has spent the past six months writing a bill that would require these companies to stop the use of terms such as "speeds up to" and give people a more accurate representation of what internet speeds they'd be getting.

"What this legislation does is empower the consumer, the people that are buying this product, (with) the real information as far as what kind of services are being provided," says Mazier. "And then they can make an informed decision so (the companies) are going to push as hard as they can."

Mazier is very passionate about making sure that these companies are truthful about what type of internet speed they could honestly expect to provide. He claims that it's currently a terrible system that needs an overhaul in the interest of public transparency.

"What's going on right now is borderline criminal," exclaims Mazier. "I'm paying over $100 a month for service that is supposed to be the best in the world, and it's probably one of the worst in the world. This bill will definitely change this. It'll increase competition."

When it comes to this type of legislation, Mazier says, Canada is late to the party, with some countries already seeing positive results from this kind of bill. The legislation could also result in lower internet fees, as people will realize what they actually don't need.

"This legislation has been introduced. Similar legislation has been introduced in Australia and the U.K.," says Mazier. "And there were reports of more customer satisfaction but then also the rates came down because people didn't need all that service as well. So this will definitely help out on the competition and affordability."

This type of legislation isn't designed to only help businesses, or only help people in certain areas of the country. Mazier says this is planned to impact the entire country, no matter how big or small the place may be.

"This legislation will help everyone you know. (It will) get us better service, get us connected back in Canada so we can do what we do best in Canada," explains Mazier. "We need ways to communicate that and I think this bill will go a long way in helping that along."

Bill C-299 should be brought forward either next month or later into the fall.