We only have 24 hours to ditch the deadweight!
Time and time again, we have seen our community stand together and demand that decision-makers take notice. Together, we have made huge gains toward securing open and affordable Internet in…
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OpenMedia McGill: Here’s why serious reform is needed to build a more Connected Canada
By Max Honigmann Co-Director, OpenMedia McGill Do Canadians pay too much for their digital services? According to last Thursday’s Connecting Canada discussion forum at McGill University, the answer is a…
Competition Bureau confirms Big Three blocking Canadians from affordable wireless options
Booth1.jpg Competition Bureau submission amounts to independent confirmation that the Big Three telecom giants are using their power and control to block Canadians from independent wireless options. Responding to today’s…
Guest Blog: How I dropped my monthly mobile costs from $80 to $4
In this Guest Blog, OpenMedia community member Mark Douglas explains how he succeeded in reducing his monthly cell phone costs from nearly $80 to under $4 For a long time…
National Symposium in Toronto to mark International Privacy Day
Tomorrow is International Privacy Day – and some fantastic privacy experts will be speaking about the most important privacy concerns of our time (including members of Canada’s largest pro-privacy coalition…
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…
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.…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, January 24, 2014
Your news links for today: Rogers deputy chairman warns against dropping foreign investment restrictions (Globe and Mail) Rogers’ Changing Tune on Fully Opening Canadian Wireless to Foreign Investment (Michael Geist)…
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…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, January 23, 2014
Your news links for today: Telecom firms being asked what data they are giving to police, intelligence agencies (Globe and Mail) Reveal extent of government data surveillance, campaign asks telecom…
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.…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Your news links for today: Towards Transparency in Canadian Telecommunications (The Citizen Lab) Here We Go Again: Canadian Recording Industry Calls on Government To Regulate the Internet (Michael Geist) Canadians…