Expanded spying capacity, increased cost of life-saving prescription drugs in the developing world, and the blurring of the lines between public and private corporations. We are ready to hear the good news… Article by Jordan Pearson for VICE The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a massive international trade deal between 12 countries including Canada, Japan, and
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OpenMedia.ca: TPP signed: the ‘biggest global threat to the internet’ agreed, as campaigners warn that secret pact could bring huge new restri
The “biggest global threat to the internet” is a big statement to make. Unfortunately for all of us, it also happens to be based in fact. Article by Andrew Griffin for the Independent An agreement that some campaigners have called the “biggest global threat to the internet” has just been
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Joseph Stiglitz-Nobel Laureate Warns Of Trans Pacific Partnership Dangers
Richard Hughes Independent Strategic Voter Here we are in the last two weeks of the election and the TPP bomb hits us. CBC newscasts are treating it like an endorsement this morning, gleefully telling Read more…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: 660 News: Trans-Pacific Partnership remains a hot election issue
Article by 660 News Staff and Canadian Press Stephen Harper’s rivals say they have not been consulted on a possible Trans-Pacific trade deal to be struck with 11 other countries. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair went further, issuing a statement suggesting the government can’t agree to any pact during an election
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: National Post: Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership really a good deal for Canada? Or is it just ‘NAFTA on steroids’?
A quarter of a billion people are about to lose access to 20 years of the public domain, unless we can stop the TPP. Speak out at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Douglas Quan for the National Post It is being touted as one of the biggest free-trade deals in history — but
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: iPolitics: What TPP commitments can the Conservatives make during a campaign?
A question we’ve been asked often: What exactly can the Harper government commit to in the TPP negotiations during a federal election campaign? Article by BJ Siekierski and Kelsey Johnson As the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations continue Tuesday in San Francisco before likely moving on to Atlanta next week, questions are being
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Truth Out: What’s Going On With the TPP?
TPP Update: After years of secret negotiations, we’ve just learned U.S. Trans-Pacific Partnership officials have decided to appoint a “Chief Transparency Officer.” So who did they pick? One of their own lawyers, Tim Reif. Not exactly encouraging. TPP provisions will grievously hurt the Internet and our right to free expression! We
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: Final push for Pacific Rim pact set for end of September
The TPP deal is closer than we might think! Are your candidates for or against it? Check here and tell them to oppose this bad deal: OurDigitalFuture.ca/candidate Article by Steven Chase for The Globe and Mail An effort to land a massive Pacific Rim free trade agreement within weeks is under
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: EFF: Nothing Is Agreed Yet—We Can Still Stop The TPP’s Copyright Trap
Despite all the talks, the TPP negotiations remain tentative until each country signs off on the final agreement.The battle’s not over yet, let’s keep speaking up against this Internet-censoring deal! Add your voice at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Jeremy Malcolm for EFF read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Over 250,000 people shape action plan to save the Internet
ottawa_ourdigitalfuture.png Digital rights group OpenMedia releases comprehensive election platform packed with ideas crowdsourced from Canadians August 27, 2015 – It’s as if the entire city of London Ontario banded together to save the Internet. Shaped by more than 250,000 people and launching today, Canada’s Digital Future is a crowd-sourced election
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership draft would force Canada to rework copyright, critics say
If Canada adopts the TPP, it will criminalize your Internet use and force your Internet provider and search engines to censor online content, things the government had consistently rejected throughout the copyright reform process. Speak out now at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Zack Dubinsky for CBC read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Tyee: TPP Leaks Reveal Blows to Creative Freedom: Filmmaker
TPP will hurt our creative fredom in ways you can’t image. Here’s a filmmaker’s acount of what it would mean for artists and creators around the globe. Let’s stop this censoring deal at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Brett Gaylor for the Tyee Most people’s experience with copyright begins and ends with
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: New TPP leak shows Canada would be required to massively overhaul copyright, damaging free expression and censoring Internet
tppleaks.jpg Trans-Pacific Partnership text reveals that U.S. pressure could result in new rules for Canadians that allow for website blocking, and new criminal penalties for copyright infringement August 5, 2015 – Recently leaked documents from the Intellectual Property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) reveal that the secretive trade agreement would require Canada
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks peak as Canada eyes election timing
Harper might want to stretch the TPP bargaining to minimize electoral risks. But in the middle of an election, the timing is not really up to Canada. Speak out now at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Janyce McGregor for CBC Pity Ed Fast’s campaign manager in Abbotsford, B.C. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Tyee: TPP Deal Puts BC’s Privacy Laws in the Crosshairs
The TPP would render B.C. privacy laws useless. Speak out now to repeal this secretive, Internet-censoring deal at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Scott Sinclair for The Tyee British Columbia’s privacy laws are in the crosshairs of the nearly completed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. If you’re wondering what the heck data privacy protections
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: The real deal about the TPP’s implications for the rights of Canadians
The TPP threatens Canada’s privacy, copyright and patent laws. Speak out now at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Michael Geist for the Toronto Star The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed trade agreement that encompasses nearly 40 per cent of world GDP, heads to Hawaii later this month for ministerial-level negotiations. read
Continue readingThe Trans-Pacific Partnership—never heard of it ???!!!
The above headline is plagiarized directly from a CBC article. I added the punctuation gratuitously to convey my horror that a proposed “trade” agreement that could have major effects on Canadian lives is largely unknown to those same Canadians. The agreement is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and it involves 12
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Canadians still don’t know what the Trans-Pacific Partnership is
Despite the secrecy, we know that The TPP would criminalize your online activity, invade your privacy, and cost you money. Speak out now at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by The Canadian Press for the CBC It’s the biggest free trade deal Canadians never heard of. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: National Observer: Why is the TPP bad for Canada?
No Big Industry interests were harmed in the making of this agreement. Article by Stuart Trew & Scott Sinclair by the National Observer As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations slouch toward an agreement, supporters have cranked the volume on their praise for what is sometimes called the “NAFTA of the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: Canadians, beware of the TPP
The TPP would criminalize your online activity, invade your privacy, and cost you money. Speak out now at Stopthesecrecy.net Article by Michael Geist Canada’s business community has mobilized in recent weeks to call on the government to adopt a more aggressive, engaged approach with respect to the biggest trade negotiations on the
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