Takeover_210x150_120816.png WHO: Steve Anderson, Executive Director, OpenMedia.ca Lindsey Pinto, Communications Manager, OpenMedia.ca Janet Lo, Legal Counsel, Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) John Lawford, Executive Director and General Counsel, PIAC WHAT: Telecom giant Bell is trying to unilaterally change Canada’s broadcasting rules so it can take over Astral Media, one of
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Canadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: First Nation: Bill C-45 allows tar sands industry to destroy vital waterways and treaty rights
by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Today the conservative government tabled a new version of Bill C-45, a 443-page bill, to implement its federal budget. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) was taken aback by the proposed amendments stating they are indicative of the further erosion of Treaty rights in Canada. ACFN
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadians applaud CRTC for taking a stand against Bell’s takeover
Takeover_210x150_120816.png CRTC denies Bell’s bid to take over Astral; finds deal to be counter to public interest October 18, 2012 – Today the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) listened to Canadians and denied Bell’s proposed Bell’s takeover over of Astral. The Commission announced at a stakeholder lock-up today that
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadians invited to tell their cell phone horror stories, as CRTC considers new protections
HorrorStory_100x100-2_121016.jpg Public interest group asks citizens to show the human side of a broken cell phone market October 17, 2012 – In response to the CRTC’s recent call for citizen comments about national standards to protect cell phone users, grassroots group OpenMedia.ca is calling on Canadians for their cell phone
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia.ca pleased with CRTC plans to protect Canadian cell phone users
openmedia_logo.jpg Grassroots group lauds announcement of public consultation for national rules for wireless October 11, 2012 – Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced today they will hold a public hearing to develop measures to protect cell phone users. Grassroots group OpenMedia.ca is welcomes this consultation, noting that
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canada officially joins secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); OpenMedia demands government come clean on proposed Internet restrictions
TPPp2_100X100_120904.png October 9, 2012 – Canada became an official signatory to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement today, as citizens express concerns about the deal’s negative implications for Internet openness and affordability. Over 100,000 people and several organizations have spoken out against the agreement through the petition at http://StopTheTrap.net, with hundreds
Continue readingCanadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Council of Canadians: We need a “Great Free Trade Debate” on Canada-EU trade deal
On the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, the Council of Canadians is calling on provinces to follow the Quebec government’s lead by holding immediate public consultations on this generation’s big deal – the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). “The Great Free Trade
Continue readingCanadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Native Women’s Association of Canada announces 7th Annual Ottawa SIS Vigil
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Ottawa Sisters In Spirit Vigil on October 4th 2012. October 4th is a day when we honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls and support families who have been tragically touched by the loss
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Media Advisory: The public demands the CRTC stop Bell’s takeover
Takeover_210x150_120816.png The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is examining Bell Canada’s $3.4 billion takeover of Astral Media at hearings in Montreal the week. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre, an Ottawa-based consumer group is scheduled to appear before the Commission on Wednesday, September 12. PIAC is a member of the
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Harper Government Pressured Mexico To Nuke Peaceful Excellon Protests
Evidence suggests that the Harper Government pressured Mexico to nuke peaceful protests at Canadian company Excellon Resources Inc’s La Platosa Mine.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadians to CRTC: Bell Takeover of Astral is Bad for Canada
Takeover_210x150_120816.png Diverse Coalition forms in response to Bell’s proposed acquisition of Astral Media August 28, 2012 – Bell’s proposed takeover of Astral Media is bad for Canada. That’s the message being sent by the new, broad-based coalition of groups known as the Stop the Takeover Coalition. The Coalition consists of
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadians launch platform to defend Internet freedom worldwide
OMI_256x256.png Mobile-adaptive site launched as threats to open Internet access go global August 23, 2012 – In response to the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) process and other threats to Internet freedom, Canadian non-profit Internet freedom organization, OpenMedia, is launching a platform to amplify the voices of the global pro-Internet community.
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Activists Target Harper Government At 2012 Int AIDS Conference
Activists angered over funding cuts and regressive government policy protest the Canada exhibit booth To launch off the AIDS 2012 XIX International AIDS Conference Washington D.C., Canadian and international activists demonstrated at the Canadian exhibition booth this afternoon. The Canadian booth is financed by the Public Health Agency of Canada
Continue readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: In Alberta, A Public Oil Pipeline Spill Tip Line Is Launched
“Hundreds of spills happen every year and still this government does nothing. We had three major spills last month alone. How many more have to happen before the government finally acts?” 9 July, 2012 (Edmonton ) – The Alberta Surface Rights Group, Greenpeace Canada, The Council of Canadians and the Sierra
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Republican Senator Scott Brown Suffering From "Subsidy Amnesia"
Scott-Brown-Campaign-SMS-Marketing1.jpeg With a straight face, Republican Senator Scott Brown told a crowd in Massachusetts this week that “oil companies don’t get subsidies” from the federal government. Brown tells us that, just like other companies, they are able to “take deductions,” but nothing more. The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) was
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Large petition against TPP’s Internet trap hand-delivered to negotiations in San Diego
delivery1.jpg Broad coalition confronts TPP negotiations armed with over 90,000-strong StopTheTrap.net petition July 7, 2012 – Organizations and people belonging to the StopTheTrap.net Coalition delivered 90,000+ signatures from around the world to Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations Friday, arguing that the trade agreement’s Internet restriction provisions would create an “Internet trap”. Led
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Secretive trade agreement could mean big fines for Canadian Internet users, says new coalition
TPP-STT_100x100_120626.png Canadians kick off international coalition to fight new Internet restrictions proposed in TPP trade agreement June 27, 2012 – OpenMedia.ca launched a campaign today, supported a by a group of organizations, to stand against the new Internet restrictions, including new content fines, that Internet users will be subject to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canada’s Digital Future at Risk as Ottawa joins Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
openmedia_logo.jpg Pro-Internet group OpenMedia.ca warns that entry into TPP could force an “Internet lockdown” in Canada June 19, 2012 – Canada has become the latest country to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a secretive international trade agreement that will include rules for copyright, trademarks, and patents that are far more restrictive
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Media Advisory: OpenMedia.ca Releases Names of MPs Standing With Canadians Against Warrantless Online Spying
SOS_100xx100.png Citizen Outcry Against Bill C-30 Pushes Over Sixty MPs to Add Their Names to OpenMedia.ca Pro-Privacy Listing WHO: Steve Anderson, Executive Director, OpenMedia.ca Lindsey Pinto, Communications Manager, OpenMedia.ca WHAT: OpenMedia.ca has just released a tool that displays the names of the over sixty Members of Parliament—nearly two-thirds of opposition
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Pro-Privacy Canadians Launch Viral Video To Say They Don’t Want To Pay For Online Spying Bill
SOS-Stand_VideoScreenCap.png Citizen-Made Video Launches After Millions Are Set Aside For Bill C-30 May 24, 2012 – OpenMedia.ca has launched a citizen-made online video educating Canadians about the true cost of the government’s online spying legislation C-30 and the threat it poses to personal privacy. If passed, Bill C-30 will force
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