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OpenMedia.ca will be meeting with Industry Minister Christian Paradis via teleconference on September 8, 2011, and we want to know what you would like discussed. Please fill out our survey…
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Paradis Shuns Canadians and Small ISPs, Meets Privately with Big Telecom
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Paradis Shuns Canadians and Small ISPs, Meets Privately with Big Telecom
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Survey indicates vast majority of Canadians oppose warrantless online spying
Today the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published the results of a survey, in which 82% of respondents opposed "giving police and intelligence agencies the power to access…
Survey indicates vast majority of Canadians oppose warrantless online spying
Today the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published the results of a survey, in which 82% of respondents opposed "giving police and intelligence agencies the power to access…
Our submission to the UBB proceeding: A summary
We recently made our final submission to the CRTC's usage-based billing (also known as "UBB" or "Internet Metering") hearing, which was brought about because of the hundreds of thousands of…
Coalition Calls on Harper to Cut Online Spying Mandate from Omnibus Crime Package
SOS_100xx100.png Joint letter questions why government is avoiding debate on 'chilling' legislation August 9, 2011 – A group of academics and public interest organizations released a joint lett...
Telus appoints former federal government minister Minsiter Stockwell Day to its board
Photo from Mr_Stein on Flickr It looks like Big Telecom is getting in close with the government. Today Telus has announced that former Conservative Public Safety Minister (also former Minister…
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Media Advisory (Vancouver) – Social Change-Makers and Academics to Convene at Forum to Combat "Lawful Access" Bills
openmedia_logo.jpg WHO: Michael Byers -- Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law Christopher Parsons -- Department of Political Science, University of Victoria Michael Vonn...
Vancouver East MP Libby Davies joins the fight for an unmetered Internet
In a letter sent today, Vancouver East MP Libby Davies encouraged her constituents to join her in signing the Stop The Meter petition. The Deputy Leader for the NDP writes:…
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CBC covers the usage-based billing (UBB) hearing
Monday, July 11, marked the beginning of a two-week-long CRTC hearing on Internet metering. This is the result of Canadians signing our online petition, their engagement with Internet openness and…
In response to Bissonette: Shaw’s movie service is still problematic, and Bell’s isn’t better
The net neutrality violation that never was OpenMedia.ca put out a press release this morning in response to comments Shaw president Peter Bissonnette provided to the Calgary Herald last night.…
Shaw to turn the Internet into a two-tier service
openmedia_logo.jpg Shaw will shape the Internet to give preference to its own content July 15, 2011 – After presenting a purportedly pr...
FP Tech Desk talks to Michael Geist about the UBB hearing
Audio from FP Tech Desk Check out Financial Post telecom reporter Jamie Sturgeon's interview with University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist, who has written extensively about the pro-Internet community's…
NDP post confirms their opposition to invasive online spying bills
The NDP published a blog post today condemning proposed online spying legislation -- known as "Lawful Access" bills C-50, C-51, and C-52. The stated NDP position supports that of over…
CBC’s Search Engine: Google on Canada’s OTT (online video) fact-finding mission
CBC Search Engine's Jesse Brown interviews Jacob Glick, the Canada Policy Counsel for Google, about the CRTC's "fact finding mission" on Over-The-Top content (e.g. online video): read more
Stop The Meter Comes to Fruition: Canadians Will Engage in Hearing In Historic Numbers
UBB_Meter_101101.png July 11, 2011 – Thousands of Canadians will be tuning into the CRTC hearings on usage-based billing today, during which one of Canada's most prolific citizen engagement org...
Big Telecom Customers’ Complaints Go Ignored by the CRTC
openmedia_logo.jpg Access to Information Request Reveals Extreme Lack of Enforcement of Internet Openness Rules July 8, 2011 – An Acces...