This article was originally published in the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Monitor. Canada’s system of copyright enforcement is internationally recognized as a next-generation approach–striking a balance between the rights…
big_telecom_headquarters.png April 2, 2015 – Today’s the Federal Court of Appeal announced that Bell Mobility will be allowed to challenge a recent CRTC decision prohibiting the telecom giant from making…
Canada’s response to secret police Bill C-51 is unprecedented. Since launching the Bill in late January, the new law has steadily fallen out of favour with Canadians. It’s not hard…
Your news links for today: The Harper Government Has Killed Changes to its Anti-Terror Bill; Critics Are Still Alarmed – VICE Canada VIDEO: Conservative MP uses “air quotes” to dismiss…
More bad news about the TPP. Article by Maira Sutton for the EFF A newly leaked chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement from Wikileaks has confirmed some of our…
A huge leak just revealed that the TPP would establish a secretive, shadowy international court that could be used by Big Media giants to kick Internet users around the world…
Your news links for today: From Obama Birthers to Anti-Immigration Activists: Who the Government Turned to for Bill C-51 Support During Committee Hearings – Michael Geist Canadian spy agency’s overseer…
Join the Week of Education to Stop Secret Police Bill C-51 The government is about to ram through a reckless, dangerous and ineffective “secret police” law called Bill C-51. Join…
Fair use – the building block of remix art – is under threat. Article by Mike Masnick via TechDirt We’ve been writing a lot about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)…
Last week we wrote about new plans from Rogers-owned Fido to make competing apps and services more expensive (details here: http://bit.ly/1DgdmP7). Today, it looks like they are continuing on this…
Your news links for today: We Can’t Hear You: The Shameful Review of Bill C-51 By the Numbers – Michael Geist Bill C-51 amendments seem unconnected to committee process –…
Canadians deserve better than weak amendments to a fundamentally flawed secret police Bill. Article by Kent Roach and Craig Forcese We must exercise caution in judging the government’s amendments to…
Well folks, it looks like Bell is at it again – and they’re taking price-gouging to new lows. They’re abusing their power to push Canadians into buying new phones instead…
Time to dust off the ol’ letter writing skills. The government is trying to pass a reckless, dangerous, and ineffective secret police Bill that will drastically undermine your privacy rights.…
Your news links for today: The government has not made its case for C-51 – Globe and Mail Tories Offer Weak Amendments To C-51 – Press For Truth Even with…
Concerns over secret police Bill C-51 are uniting political opponents. Article by Tasha Kheiridden for iPolitics Bill C-51 was supposed to unite conservatives in the latest round of the War…
Are your kids missing out? Article by The CBC “Knowledge workers are the ones getting the raises, getting the jobs and so forth. There are shortages worldwide in all of…
“I just want to say… I found that the comments mentioned a second ago from MP James kind of insinuate that Canadians are not informed and are stupid. I find…
c51_thumbsdown.png March 27, 2015: News that the government will admit up to ten amendments to Bill C-51 has been given a cautious welcome by community-based organization OpenMedia, which is campaigning…
The team at Mozilla have joined the growing chorus of voices united against secret police Bill C-51. Have you spoken up yet? https://StopC51.ca Article by PressProgress Bill C-51 will “undermine…
