It’s three months to the day since Canada’s election officially started – and today, after a gruelling 11-week campaign and 2-week transition period, Canada finally has a new Prime Minister. Justin Trudeau was officially sworn in as Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister earlier this morning. He also named his new Cabinet
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OpenMedia.ca: TPP: Trudeau’s first big test as Prime Minister
This piece was originally published by Common Ground and Rabble.ca Do you squeeze oranges expecting apple juice? Of course not. So Canadians shouldn’t be surprised when an undemocratic process like the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations yields an undemocratic result. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What the Internet Needs vs. What the TPP Demands Primary tabs
Who should make the policies that will determine the future of the Internet? A select list of corporate lobbyists and unelected government officials, meeting without public oversight or involvement? Or — Internet users and digital policy experts, using digital tools and thoughtful processes, combined with review and sign-off by elected
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Toronto Star: TPP trades away our constitutional rights
The TPP will have extensive negative ramifications for users’ freedom of expression, right to privacy and due process, and hinder peoples’ abilities to innovate. We need to stop this. Speak out now before it’s too late at http://om4.me/Z4M Copyright is a double-edged sword: Article by Ariel Katz and Liran Kandinov for the Toronto
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: The TPP’s Canadian Copyright Costs Creating Concern
Trade negotiators are trying to use the TPP to extend copyright terms and hurt the public domain. That’s bad. Help us put an end to this secretive, Internet-censoring deal at StopTheSecrecy.net Article by Michael Geist The Trans Pacific Partnership agreement is still not public – the text may not be
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It is likely the Liberal government under Justin Trudeau will like the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Don Maroc It is likely the Liberal government under Justin Trudeau will like the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) almost as much as the Conservatives under What’s His Name. So it’s probably a waste Read more…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: Copyright concessions may be downside of TPP deal
Despite the secrecy, we know from leaked documents that the TPP would expand the power of conglomerates, would fine people for their everyday Internet use, could terminate people’s Internet access, and would give Big Media the power to invade citizen’s privacy. Speak out against this secretive, Internet-censoring deal at StoptheSecrecy.net
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: Could TPP mark the end of the beloved animated GIF?
If Canada finalizes the TPP deal, you might have to say goodbye to GIFs Article by The Globe and Mail By now, millions of Canadians have seen Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista’s incredible Internet-breaking bat flip, either because they watched it live or because they’ve watched the highlight loop
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Guest Blog by Connie Fournier: With the TPP, Harper has “betrayed the core principles of conservatism”
Here is a guest blog from principled conservative Connie Fournier, co-founder of Free Dominion and long-standing supporter of OpenMedia. Connie looks at how the Trans-Pacific Partnership contravenes core conservative principles, and how the government’s refusal to publish the text means Canadians are forced to vote blindly on October 19. A few months ago
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Why Internet Users Should be Very Angry about the TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) exploded onto the Canadian media landscape last week, when negotiators from the 12 participating countries finally agreed on a deal. Even if you were paying attention, you might not have heard about the impacts on the Internet, since much of the focus was on the farming
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: How the TPP Puts Canadian Privacy at Risk
Despite the secrecy, we know from leaked documents that the TPP would give Big Media the power to invade citizen’s privacy. This is one of its most troubling but largely ignored effects. Learn more below and speak out at http://om4.me/ZZy Article by Michael Geist The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive trade
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Trans-Pacific Partnership text won’t be available before election
Trade Minister Ed Fast rows back on the promise that Canadians would see the #TPP text before the election. Speak out against this secretive, internet-censoring deal: http://StoptheSecrecy.net Article by CBC News Canadians won’t be able to see the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal before they vote. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: Why the TPP Creates a Backdoor Copyright Takedown System in Canada
Here’s why the TPP represents a significant change to copyright and the Internet in Canada. Learn more below and speak out while there’s still time at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Michael Geist The 2012 Canadian copyright reform law featured several “made in Canada” provisions that the Conservative government touted as striking
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Boing Boing: making sense of the Trans Pacific Partnership, a Canadian election perspective
The TPP prioritizes the interests of Old Media conglomerates ahead of that of Internet users. If you care about the Internet, Canadian politics, privacy, copyright, transparency and the upcoming election, you should read this and speak out at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Cory Doctorow for Boing Boing The current Canadaland podcast
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: WikiLeaks release of TPP Intellectual Property chapter confirms agreement threatens Canada’s Internet freedom
tpp-leak.jpg Confirmed: retroactive 20 year copyright term extensions, new rules that would induce ISPs to block websites, and criminal penalties for the circumvention of digital locks October 9, 2015 – This morning, WikiLeaks released the final version of the TPP’s Intellectual Property Chapter, just days after Trade Minister Ed Fast’s
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The TPP Agreement Is Not A Free Trade Agreement, It’s A Protectionist Anti-Free Trade Agreement
The TPP isn’t about free trade, it’s about protectionism on a global scale. But protections for who? Written by and for Techdirt We’ve pointed out a few times in the past that while everyone refers to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as a “free trade” agreement, the reality
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Trans-Pacific Partnership may perpetuate errors Robert Reich’s new book warns against
Canadians deserve a voice in this. And yet their participation is being so blatantly denied. Wanna speak up? Go to https://stopthesecrecy.net/ to demand your voice be heard! Written by Don Pittis for CBC News According to a new book called Saving Capitalism, what’s wrong with the American economic system has a lot to do
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia’s Meghan Sali: "What we’re talking about here is global Internet censorship."
The TPP is bad news for 800 million internet users. That means you and everyone you know with a computer. We have to stop this. Check out the article below, and speak out at https://StopTheSecrecy.net Article by Deirdre Fulton for CommonDreams read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Critics raise data privacy concerns in Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
“Canadians have no idea what they’re signing away” We have a right to know. Speak out at StopTheSecrecy.net/Canada Written by Kate Porter for CBC News Canadians need to see the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in order to know what they might be giving up in terms of
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Is the Canadian Government Misleading the Public on the TPP Copyright Provisions?
Why we need to see the full text of the TPP and not just the edited summaries that various governments deem us worthy to have. Written by Michael Geist for his website, michaelgeist.ca The initial Canadian press coverage on the conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations has unsurprisingly focused on the dairy sector,
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