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The committee that will hold hearings for Bill C-51 should be open to the possibility of a full repeal. In the meantime, let’s get our voices heard! Speak out and spread the word: KillC51.ca Article by the Globe and Mail The Liberal Party took a lot of heat for its

Will Trudeau prioritize Canada’s digital future?  Article by Michael Geist for the Toronto Star Digital policies may not have played a significant role in the just-concluded national election, but the arrival of a majority Liberal government will leave many expecting “real change” on the digital front in the years ahead. 

And another C-51 battle begins… Article by Ian Macleod for the Ottawa Citizen Liberal government changes to the Conservatives’ incendiary anti-terrorism law could face a bumpy trip through the Conservative-controlled Senate. read more

Bill C-51 grants the largely unaccountable spy service CSIS the powers to openly violate our Charter rights. Will you stand for it?  Learn more below and keep spreading the word to ‪#‎KillC51‬ KillC51.ca Article by Jim Bronskill for The Canadian Press OTTAWA– Internal government notes say the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is

Canadians are still catching their breath after Monday’s remarkable election results – but already attention is turning to what the Liberals plan to do when they formally assume office in just a couple weeks. At OpenMedia, our approach is pretty simple: whoever’s in power, we’ll work to hold them to

Alright OpenMedia community, here are 10 things believed to be atop the Liberals’ agenda for revising Bill C-51. What do you think? What are your concerns with amending the dangerous legislation instead of repealing it entirely? Let us know! Article by By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press via Huffington Post

Canada’s new government appears keen to tackle the challenge of Bill C-51. Thank you to our community for keeping this issue on the agenda! You can be assured that OpenMedia will continue to watch this issue closely, and speak up to ensure our privacy rights are protected. Article by Ian

The Canadian tech entrepreneur who donated $1 million to fight against C-51 explains why this is such a dangerous legislation. 

Lots of politicians talk “tough on crime”. But what about crimes committed by the government itself, such as illegal surveillance?  Article by Jeremy Nuttall for The Tyee A new round of Conservative Party advertisements return to a familiar tough-on-crime refrain. read more

It’s great to see candidates from all political stripes standing against C-51. Check out what independent Conservative candidate for Cariboo-Prince George Sheldon Clare has to say: – Check out the full interview at Vice

Here is a guest blog from Tim Moen, leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada, and a candidate in the riding of Calgary-Signal Hill. In this piece, Tim discusses how the current government have systematically undermined our privacy rights, and how voters in his largely conservative riding are looking for

A student movement is demanding an end to Canada’s system of secret and pervasive mass surveillance. Aaron Gluck Thaler, the director of the Student Coalition for Privacy, explains who benefits from Bill C-51 and why it needs to be repealed. A version of this piece was originally published by Ricochet.

Do we really need to sacrifice our our rights to protect our security? Surveillance expert David Lyon says no, in a Q&A on his new book, Surveillance After Snowden. Article by Ian MacLeod for the Ottawa Citizen Two years ago, U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden began revealing the extent of

Do you care about privacy? How do you explain why digital privacy matters to your family or friends who think they have ‘nothing to hide’?   Article by Cory Doctorow for The Guardian   On September 13, 2001, four US Senators from both sides of the aisle introduced the first

Good news folks! Our team have rarely been as excited as we were on Tuesday morning, when we announced a hard-hitting Open Letter from Margaret Atwood and over 300 Canadian artists speaking out about Bill C-51. The letter was sent to all the Party Leaders, and this morning we’ve had

Who would’ve known? Your information is more at risk from the people who are actually in charge of protecting it. Article by Dean Beeby for CBC  Canada Revenue Agency workers continue to poke into the confidential tax files of friends and foes, despite assurances to Canada’s privacy commissioner that the