if by historic you think this statement is somehow extremely wrong, i don't think you realize how big canada is, how many cell towers it takes to get good coverages in mountainous areas, and how many small communities exist in the middle of nowhere and how remote they are - many of these towns don't even have cell coverage.
Cell coverage is simply is never going to happen for these areas and the roads to get to them as the telecommunication company will never recoup their costs.
Historic.