sayno-og_share.png Proposed secret transnational Internet censorship courts would override Canadian law and restrict freedom of expression online. November 13, 2013 – This morning WikiLeaks released secret documents that have confirmed…
Your news links for today: Supreme Court Of Canada To Police: Get A Warrant To Search Computers And Mobile Phones (Mondaq) The second operating system hiding in every mobile phone…
A key ask in our Time for an Upgrade crowdsourced plan to fix Canada’s broken telecom market (https://OpenMedia.ca/UpgradeCanada) is that the CRTC oversee cost-based resale roaming rates to ensure that…
Earlier this year, we told you about how a Federal Court in Montreal ordered Distributel, an independent Internet service provider (ISP), to reveal the identities of its customers who allegedly…
Your news links for today: Tucows CEO Elliot Noss on how Rogers, Telus and Bell are holding Canada back. (CANADALAND) Canada’s new ‘spy palace’ damaged by weekend fire (CBC) Spy…
OpenMedia’s Steve Anderson has always stood up on behalf of Canadians against price-gouging, poor service, and poor policies that exclude Canadians from accessing affordable telecom options. Here he is doing…
Telecom expert Peter Nowak makes a simple but clear point about wireless pricing in Canada. From Peter Nowak’s blog: In two weeks time, I’ll be taking part in a panel…
We’re now just weeks away from the implementation of customer-friendly new wireless rules, which come into force on December 2nd. In this piece, OpenMedia community member Ben Klaas looks at…
Keep it up, Canada! Your calls for greater oversight of our spy agencies is having an impact. Two political parties have already called for parliamentary oversight of ultra-secretive spy agency…
CSEC spying is not a partisan issue – here’s another political party calling for oversight and accountability when it comes to illegal CSEC spying on the private information of Canadians.…
Your news links for today: Police need judge’s specific permission to search computers, Supreme Court rules (Globe and Mail) The Canadian Wireless Rip Off (Ben Klass) Considering C-8: My Appearance…
Telecom complaints have soared over 31% in just 12 months – and our own Steve Anderson was quick to respond. Speaking on CBC News, he called out the Big Three…
A recent Statistics Canada report showed that high wireless prices are shutting out lower-income Canadians from accessing affordable Internet services. According to Telecom expert Michael Geist, “The digital divide remains…
Your news links for today: Pricey Wireless Shuts out Poorer Canadians (The Tyee) Telecom billing complaints on the rise, report says (CBC) Telecom Complaints In Canada More Than Double: Watchdog…
Canadians are increasingly raising their voices against Big Telecom according to this Industry watchdog. Let’s keep this going. Send a message to Industry Minister Moore at: https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers Article by LuAnn…
openmedialogo.jpg Canadians still waiting to see whether government lives up to promise to secure more choice and lower prices in broken telecom market WHO Steve Anderson, Executive Director, OpenMedia.ca David…
Thank you to Robert Douglass for making his voice heard through our crowdsourcing vision tool. Learn more about his efforts to ensure blind musicians don’t give up on their dreams…
Your news links for today: This is big: Three events you cannot miss at MDD 2013 (The Media Democracy Project) Some thoughts on Chitrakar v. Bell TV and damage awards…
We’re happy to report that your OpenMedia.ca team is intervening on the side of Canadians to protect hard-won cell phone customer protection rules that are under legal threat from Big…
Your news links for today: The bottom line on high wireless prices (Peter Nowak) Statscan Data Points to Canada’s Growing Digital Divide (Michael Geist) Speech by Jean-Pierre Blais at Community…
