By Jim Bronskill for The Canadian Press The government’s online surveillance bill — already hitting snags over privacy — is raising concerns among Internet providers about who’ll pick up the…
This is big. Powerful lobbyists, working with their allies in government, have put forward what amounts to an unavoidable choke point for your Internet use: two bills aimed at Internet…
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openmedia_logo.jpg February 15, 2012 – The government is in hot water with 93,000 Canadians after introducing a bill that would allow warrantless online spying. Known as Lawful Access, this legislation…
By Omar El Akkad for The Globe and Mail Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, has framed any debate of the Conservative government’s new lawful access bill in the simplest…
As you probably noticed, the Internet is under siege from all angles at the moment. Communications seem be at a crossroads in Canada, and indeed around the world. Will we…
openmedia_logo.jpg Conservative Government Ignores 8 in 10 Canadians February 14, 2011 – Warrantless online spying legislation (“Lawful Access”) was introduced in Parliament today, opening the door to needless invasions of…
By Jesse Kline for the National Post: For years, small-c conservatives have been arguing that the gun registry is a giant waste of money — not only because it went…
By Jason Magder for The Calgary Herald The Conservative government plans to introduce a law on Monday that will allow police to better monitor the web-surfing habits of Canadians. Entitled…
The proposed Online Spying legislation continues to threaten the future of the Internet as well as your privacy. Not surprisingly, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews refuses to acknowledge this fact…
By Kady O’Malley for CBC As the Chamber prepares to shut down for the weekend, the time allocation hammer drops on the contentious C-11 — the copyright bill, to its…
LD_ComputerChains_120203.jpg Public Outcry Heats Up Against Legislation That Threatens Internet Freedom February 10, 2012 – Today, public outcry will grow to new proportions for what many are calling “the Internet…
We really didn’t want to send you another email so soon, but we know you count on us to alert you about major threats to Internet choice and affordability. So…
Over the last month, OpenMedia has been raising awareness for the dangers of an Internet lock-down, after Canadians asked for new ways to take action. Now another exciting chance for…
By Peter Nowak for The Globe and Mail Free speech is a great thing, but what happens when the powers that be don’t listen to what’s being said? Does that…
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Canadians pay too much for telecom service; we can see that in the response to our Stop The Squeeze campaign. In order for Canadians to obtain fair pricing there needs…
As massive media conglomerates lobby the government to create shadowy legislation (an Internet lock-down), Canadians are turning up the heat. Check out this video, then head over to http://openmedia.ca/lockdown and…
The Big Three are ripping us off and using the money to manipulate Canadians and the government. As we’ve been saying, the Big Three cell phone companies have a plan…
We at OpenMedia.ca work for Canadians. You fund us, you spread the word, and you play a huge role in shaping who we are. It was because of your input…
