OpenMedia.ca: Margaret Atwood teams up with Paul Haggis, Dan Mangan, and over 200 Canadian artists to send message to party leaders about C-51’s attack on free expression

artists_c51_share.png Artists, writers, musicians, and film-makers including Mark Achbar, Hayden, Raffi, Thomas King, and John Dunsworth from the Trailer Park Boys, warn that C-51 will “silence dissenting voices” and announce “we will be voting for the repeal of C-51” September 28, 2015 – A group of over 200 Canadian artists,

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OpenMedia.ca: CBC: C-51 anti-terror law causes some Muslims to reconsider vote

Bill C-51 adopts an excessive approach that will harm political discourse and our civil liberties. Let’s keep speaking up to get this reckless, dangerous, and ineffective legislation repealed! KillC51.ca Article by Tanya Birkbeck for CBC Some Montreal Muslims say the passage of the Conservative government’s controversial anti-terror legislation may affect their voting intentions.

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OpenMedia.ca: Massive B.C. Privacy Breach underlines risks of government using C-51 to collect and store our private info

For Immediate Release Massive B.C. Privacy Breach underlines risks of government using C-51 to collect and store our private info September 23, 2015: A massive data breach in British Columbia has left millions of British Columbians worried about whether their private educational records have been exposed. The government announced last

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