ICYMI: More than 220 Canadian writers, musicians, actors and artists warn C-51 threatens their freedoms. Check out the full letter at KillC51.ca/artists and spread the word! Article by Press Progress…
This piece by our David Christopher was originally published by Ricochet Media Years of irresponsible government policies and message control have left a serious chill on free expression in Canada.…
Just weeks before the election, this intervention by top Canadian artists, led by Margaret Atwood, is sure to stir up the debate on C-51. Let’s keep up the momentum by…
artists_c51_share.png Artists, writers, musicians, and film-makers including Mark Achbar, Hayden, Raffi, Thomas King, and John Dunsworth from the Trailer Park Boys, warn that C-51 will “silence dissenting voices” and announce…
Bill C-51 adopts an excessive approach that will harm political discourse and our civil liberties. Let’s keep speaking up to get this reckless, dangerous, and ineffective legislation repealed! KillC51.ca Article…
There is very little public understanding of the global system of secret, pervasive surveillance. OpenMedia community member Jesse Schooff uses the analogy of the TSA master key to explain it.…
The balance between our priorities of law enforcement and our rights are way out of whack. Article by Cristina Howorun for City News Correctional Services Canada is recording your phone…
Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, and David Miranda propose The Snowden Treaty, a new pact that would “curtail mass surveillance and protect the rights of whistleblowers.” Article by Reuters…
For Immediate Release Massive B.C. Privacy Breach underlines risks of government using C-51 to collect and store our private info September 23, 2015: A massive data breach in British Columbia…
BC’s privacy commissioner is investigating the largest data breach in the province’s history. It’s time our governments start putting privacy on the agenda. This election tell your local candidates that…
Civil liberties protect our personal freedoms. They allow us to express ourselves without fear of interference, they preserve our right to speak, to assemble, to organize, to move around freely…
The ongoing work of Professors Kent Roach and Craig Forcese on C-51 provides the most exhaustive analysis of the bill and is a must-read for anyone concerned with the issue.…
It’s election time! And your OpenMedia team has been working very hard to make sure Canadians have a direct and easy way to demand candidates from all parties speak up…
Conservatives offered a deal with the National Firearms Association to quiet C-51 dissent, and then broke their promise. Article by Laura Payton for Maclean’s The president of the National Firearms…
File this under “So amazing it’s actually true.” Stephen Harper’s constituency team have been busying themselves by adding “24 hour surveillance” stickers to their own election signs. And then removing…
When you send a text message, do you assume it stays just between you and your friend? What about the police? Article by Ian Mulgew for the Vancouver Sun The…
All The Reports_OG.png Digital rights group is calling on all political parties and candidates to endorse pro-Internet plan crowdsourced from over 250,000 Canadians September 15, 2015 – Green Party leader…
Here’s why our privacy is so important to us. If you value yours, keep speaking up to repeal C-51 at KillC51.ca Article by Kaitlyn Simpson for The Varsity The year…
This election, we need to put privacy front and centre to ensure every Canadian has surveillance-free Internet. Sign our pro-Internet vote pledge today. Article by Michael Geist for the Toronto…
Personal information is becoming the new currency of the digital age. Article by Peter Henderson (Canadian Press) for CTV TORONTO — Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system has been praised…
