Thank you for helping to build a more Connected Canada!
Thank you to everyone for speaking out in support of a more Connected Canada! Your OpenMedia.ca team is working hard to put together all your thoughts and ideas. In the…
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LIVE CHAT NOW: How do you think we can build a more Connected Canada?
Canada, the battle is underway over who will control digital services in Canada: You and other people across Canada – or giant telecom conglomerates. We know that Big Telecom lobbyists…
Join us tomorrow to help build a more Connected Canada!
Tomorrow, Canadians across the country are working to help build a more connected Canada by sharing their ideas, strategies, and solutions to build a better digital future for us all.…
CSEC spying could deal a huge blow to Canadian commerce
Spying by ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC could deal a potential blow to Canadian global commerce. Article Ian Macleod for the Ottawa Citizen: OTTAWA — A potential major blow to Canadian…
Pushing for transparency in Canada’s telecom industry
This morning, privacy advocates including your own OpenMedia.ca, sent public letters to major Canadian telecom firms demanding greater transparency on whether they share our private, sensitive information with government agencies.…
Here’s why the CRTC is investigating Big Telecom
Last month, we told you about the CRTC’s investigation into price-gouging by Big Telecom. Here’s two simple gifs you’ll want to see. And remember, meetups are happening all over the…
Leaks by NSA whistleblower prompt review of spy agency CSEC’s policies
New documents reveal how ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC responded to revelations of unaccountable and reckless spying on law-abiding Canadian citizens. Article by Jim Bronskill for The Canadian Press: OTTAWA –…
Privacy expert Ron Deibert will speak in Vancouver on January 23, 2014
One of Canada’s foremost experts on privacy and surveillance is coming to Vancouver, and you don’t want to miss what he has to say. Bonus: Our own Steve Anderson will…
Lost or Breaking Bad? What do you think our wireless market is more like.
Telecom expert Peter Nowak isn’t asking you about your favourite show – he’s talking about mid-season plot twists in our wireless market. From Peter Nowak’s blog: This past weekend, Breaking…
OTTAWA: It’s time to build a connected Canada on January 20th!
Big things are happening in the nation’s capital – and it has nothing to do with hockey. Canadians are meeting to talk about how to best build a connected Canada…
Criminalization is only for Internet users in the TPP – not for those who violate the environment
Two days ago, Wikileaks released the draft environment chapter of the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It’s being called a “toothless public relations exercise” with no enforcement clauses for those who…
Video: Urgent action is needed to fix our broken cell phone market
Our OpenMedia.ca team has been working very hard in the wake of news that Wind Mobile has dropped out of an auction for crucial wireless resources. Here’s our own Steve…
Anyone who cares about the Internet should be concerned about the TPP
Our own Christopher Malmo tells you why the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could break our digital future – and why you shouldn’t believe U.S. statements about the so-called benefits of…
Why it’s more important than ever to push for authentic wireless choice
Yesterday, we learned that Wind Mobile pulled out of a crucial auction for wireless assets – assets that are crucial to the future of our cell phone market – only…
This company could start using its power as an ISP to stifle choice
Is this big telecom company trying to block the growth of a service more and more Canadians are enjoying? As more Canadians cut the cord, the idea that your Internet…
Could tomorrow’s auction be the next step to fix our broken wireless market?
Starting tomorrow morning, the government will be auctioning off vital wireless resources – the spectrum that mobile devices need to communicate. Big Telecom currently owns 85% of the spectrum pie…