An investigation has concluded that CBC/Radio-Canada had failed to fulfil its obligations under Part VII of the Official Languages Act by not consulting the Francophone community in southwestern Ontario or…
Former executive vice-president of CBC English services says that if the corporation is to survive recent cuts, it will need to make several tough choices, including between serving the public…
It’s no secret that the Big Media lobby has been pushing for an Internet lockdown, with excessive restrictions on the way we use our own electronic services. Big Media has…
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We’ve been fighting successfully with the pro-Internet community to keep the Internet free of government control, but a new challenge is lurking on the horizon; the UN’s International Telecommunications Union…
Thanks to you, over sixty MPs have said they will stand with Canadians against Vic Toews’ online spying plan. Find out which through the Pro-Privacy MP tool we created for…
Dr. Ann Cavoukian’s annual report declares that privacy activists must be “ever vigilant” in staying on top of legislation that threatens privacy. Cavoukian asserts that online spying legislation is creating…
People in rural areas in Canada sometimes face some of the worst telecom service in the world. But as this article illustrates we’re beginning to break the stranglehold of big…
Several thousand online and hundreds in person took part in the launch of “CBC We Want,” a virtual town hall and panel discussion about the future of the institution.
Winner of the 2012 Dalton Camp Award discusses Kai Nagata and the link between media and democracy.
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As the final House of Commons vote on controversial copyright bill C-11 approaches, law professor Michael Geist asks some questions to highlight what the new law could have been if…
FRIENDS steering committee member R.H. Thompson receives the Order of Canada.
Governments around the world are seeking to increase their control over the infrastructure of the Internet in an effort to limit its challenge to their power. In China and Iran…
Check out this 1993 story from the CBC Digital Archives about the possibilities of the Internet. Even then, it was clear: “People in a group have our own sense of…
Press release says CACTUS risks confusing communities about the critical distinction between towers and transmitters, and of the different circumstances facing CBC/Radio-Canada and TVO.
Columnist says that the end of print operations at XPress is the latest in a series of ominous signs that point to an erosion of the alternative press and local…
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Would you want up to three billion dollars1 of your country’s tax dollars spent on Vic Toews’ online spying plan? How would you feel if Public Safety Minister Vic Toews…
