Canadians from coast to coast have been using our handy letter-to-the-editor tool to publish their thoughts on secret police Bill C-51. Here are some great examples of people who have spoken out. Stop promotion of a fear society – Midland Mirror Conservative MPs Patrick Brown, Kellie Leitch and Bruce Stanton
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OpenMedia.ca: CJFE: C-51 will hurt free speech
Secret police Bill C-51 must be scrapped to save free expression in Canada. Article by CJFE Open Letter to Prime Minister Harper: Bill C-51 cannot be salvaged; it must be scrapped Monday, April 13, 2015 The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Vice: Canadians to the government: stop trying to make C-51 happen
The more Canadians learn about secret police Bill C-51, the more they want the government to scrap it. That’s why it’s so important for you to join our final push to stop C-51 Article by Justin Ling for Vice As Stephen Harper’s controversial anti-terrorism bill clips through Parliament, en route
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: 5 simple steps to stop secret police Bill C-51
Challenge accepted? How far can you go to help stop reckless, dangerous, and ineffective secret police legislation, Bill C-51? Follow these five easy steps to get as many Canadians as possible to add their names to the growing petition against this unprecedented to our future. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Bell president steps down after Canadians stand against Big Telecom’s manipulation #Time2GoKevin
It is being reported that Bell president Kevin Crull has stepped down after Canadians – including thousands of OpenMedia community members – used social media to stand against Big Telecom’s manipulation of Bell-owned CTV News in the #Time2GoKevin campaign. The Globe and Mail reports that Bell announced Crull’s departure after
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: PressProgress: The government just doesn’t get it on C-51
We can’t think of a time that we’ve seen Canadians from all political stripes so united. Tell the government to back down from secret police Bill C-51 at https://StopC51.ca Article by PressProgress So much for consensus. The Conservatives appear set to ignore calls for greater, “independent” oversight of Bill C-51 — the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Let’s stop secret police Bill C-51 for good
Wow! More than half a million people will see our #StopC51 message. Have you joined the Thunderclap yet? Join the Week of Education to Stop Secret Police Bill C-51 The government is about to ram through a reckless, dangerous and ineffective “secret police” law called Bill C-51. From April
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post: Thanks, copyright jerks
No one messes with my Netflix. No one! Article by Daniel Tencer for The Huffington Post Canada’s new copyright law may have made it illegal for TV viewers on this side of the border to access U.S. Netflix, a prominent law firm says. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: We need you to write a letter
The more Canadians discover about secret police Bill C-51, the less they like it. That’s why writing a letter to your local paper about why you oppose C-51 is so effective. Give it a try now with our handy letter-to-the-editor tool. Stephen Harper’s Secret Police Bill C-51 is reckless, dangerous,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Another great reason to rethink those late night texts
The NSA has seen your … intimate photos. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Great Disappearing Story Caper – A Groovy Copyright Mystery
Where have all the great works of literature from the 20th century gone? A study by University of Illinois professor Paul J. Heald reveals that it’s easier to find books first published in the 1880s on Amazon than it is to find ones published in the 1980s. As Atlantic writer
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Michael Geist: The government has a serious case of finger-in-ear syndrome
Top we’ve-lost-count-of-how-many reasons secret police Bill C-51 needs to be scrapped. Article by Michael Geist The Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security will hold its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism bill, this morning. The government is expected to introduce several modest amendments thatexperts note do little to address some
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Calgary Herald: Chalk another one up against C-51
Across the country, Canadians are finding innovative ways to speak out against secret police Bill C-51. Have you spoken out yet? https://StopC51.ca read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The government won’t be able to ignore this.
Canada’s response to secret police Bill C-51 is unprecedented. Since launching the Bill in late January, the new law has steadily fallen out of favour with Canadians. It’s not hard to understand why. C-51 would recklessly undermine our privacy rights, allowing CSIS to act like a secret police force. The
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: EFF: This secretive agreement could undermine user safeguards
More bad news about the TPP. Article by Maira Sutton for the EFF A newly leaked chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement from Wikileaks has confirmed some of our worst fears about the agreement. The latest provisions would enable multinational corporations to undermine public interest rules through an international tribunal process called
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: MPs aren’t going to be able to ignore this
Join the Week of Education to Stop Secret Police Bill C-51 The government is about to ram through a reckless, dangerous and ineffective “secret police” law called Bill C-51. Join the twitter Thunderclap to share our message against C-51 on April 13th – right before MPs return to Ottawa
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: TechDirt: The TPP has set its sights on free speech and fair use
Fair use – the building block of remix art – is under threat. Article by Mike Masnick via TechDirt We’ve been writing a lot about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement over the past few years. There are many, many problems with it, but the two key ones are the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: AlphaBeatic: A wolf in Fido’s clothing
Last week we wrote about new plans from Rogers-owned Fido to make competing apps and services more expensive (details here: http://bit.ly/1DgdmP7). Today, it looks like they are continuing on this path to violate #NetNeutrality, announcing a new deal that will make certain music streaming services more expensive on their networks.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: The government needs to go back to the drawing board on C-51
Canadians deserve better than weak amendments to a fundamentally flawed secret police Bill. Article by Kent Roach and Craig Forcese We must exercise caution in judging the government’s amendments to its security law, C-51. We have received what appears to be the official government language. There is some good, some
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: You won’t believe why Bell blacklisted this teenager’s phone
Well folks, it looks like Bell is at it again – and they’re taking price-gouging to new lows. They’re abusing their power to push Canadians into buying new phones instead of used ones – and are going as far as unfairly disabling phones. Article by Kathy Tomlinson A Montreal father
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