Author: Eva Prkachin

Obama will be traveling throughout the region to gain political favour amongst the various nations currently negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). As you may recall, the trip was originally planned for last year, but had to be cancelled when the U.S. government was forced to shut down over a stalled

CONFIRMED: More telecom choice means cheaper services for Canadians. According to one tech expert, you’re better off flying to Saskatchewan, Manitoba, or Quebec, signing up for wireless service there, then flying home than you are purchasing a cell phone plan in any of the other provinces. Article from The Huffington

Five forward-thinking municipalities have teamed up to deliver the fastest internet in Ontario. The upgrade gives a huge leg up to businesses and schools alike, and is a great example of how communities can come together to create solutions and promote innovation. Article from CBC Customers in Central Ontario will

First Nations and northern communities have long struggled with Big Telecom’s slow Internet speeds and terrible service. So it’s great to see these communities taking things into their own hands to ensure residents have quality, independent Internet access. Our friends at FirstMile.ca are a shining example of how community-driven access

Are CSEC and other government agencies unconstitutionally accessing your data? According to spy chief John Forster, you don’t need to know. Article by Ishmael N. Daro & Tannara Yelland for The Albatross Employees of Canada’s electronic spying agency are told to only speak about their work in vague terms when

Canada’s large Internet providers received a failing grade when it comes to being transparent about how they protect Canadians’ privacy, according to an expert report by Privacy Coalition members Prof. Andrew Clement and Dr. Jonathan Obar. Telecoms handed our private info to government agencies over 18,000 times last year without

Earlier this week we learned that Canadian telecoms handed private information on over 18,000 Canadians to a government agency without a warrant. Now privacy expert Michael Geist has revealed that telecoms appear to have built databases of subscriber data to help police spy on you without oversight. Help us fight

The government’s online spying legislation will encourage Internet providers to hand over your private information to authorities without any oversight. That’s according to this must-read piece in today’s Toronto Star from our Privacy Coalition partners at the @Canadian Constitution Foundation. Learn more about how our Coalition is working to protect

Want to get a better deal on your wireless rates? According to this telecom expert, you’ll have to move to a province with more wireless choice. Isn’t it time for all Canadians to have affordable options outside the Big Three? Article by Peter Nowak for Words by Nowak There was

Ever wonder what it must be like to be an investigative journalist covering an ultra-secretive government institution? The Globe’s Colin Freeze talks about his frustrations covering spy agency CSEC. Video by Canada Land CSEC is shadier than the NSA. Nobody really knows what they are doing, including the Ministers who

Why are so many media outlets ignoring the Trans-Pacific Partnership – a deal that could make the Internet more expensive, censored, and policed? With so much being spent on lobbying, it’s vital that citizens speak out at https://openmedia.org/censorship Article by Lee Fang for Republic Report Earlier this month, Media Matters