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• #TPP threatens democracy and Internet freedom. I have a right to know what restrictive rules are being made in my name. #openTPP
  Said Tom on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:27pm
  
  
• It saddens me that over the last couple of years we have watched the citizens of other countries fight for their freedom, in part using a free internet to do it; while at the same time watching oblivious government and greedy big business try to steal our freedom and lock down that same free internet.
  Said Ralph on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:26pm
  
  
• Secret negotiations are not democratic. If what you are planning has to be kept secret from those whom it affects, then how can you feel comfortable doing it to us? We have more to lose from this than you do. Your freedoms, your jobs, and your lives are not going to suffer. Why hurt ours? #openTPP
  Said Jacob on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:26pm
  
  
• I vehemently oppose this "partnership" and everything to do with it. #openTPP
  Said Shannon on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:25pm
  
  
• I have a right to know what restrictive rules are being proposed, and to speak out against them. #openTPP
  Said Ellen on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:25pm
  
  
• Citizens demand a voice! #openTPP
  Said OpenTPP on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:25pm
  
  
• If the agreements you are crafting behind closed doors are not destructive to main street and to the average person, not to mention national sovereignty, why are they so secret?
  Said Mary on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:23pm
  
  
• Why are we facing another situation where corporations have all of the power and citizens none? Cannot the internet, the most powerful communications tool for all people be free of control of a few business interests? Do not let these powers be concentrated this way.
  Said Donald on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:23pm
  
  
• Like the printing press, the radio, and the television before it, the internet is a revolutionary technology for the dissemination of information. Those who have attempted to block, stifle, or control these technologies have invariably found themselves on the wrong side of history. Make the right choice.
  Said Adam on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:22pm
  
  
• The government has no business meddling in the internet on behalf of big business and media interests and against the needs and wishes of ordinary people. Decision making such as this should be conducted in an open, above board manner not at the behest of corporate lobbyists.
  Said Rob on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:22pm
  
  
• The internet is too well integrated into our social and commercial infrastructure to hold closed door-conversations on how its use should be governed or restricted. If you are doing what's in the best interest of society then you have every reason to be open and transparent about it. #openTPP
  Said Nolan on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:21pm
  
  
• Stop the media companies from reaching into what’s technically someone else’s!
  Said Benjamin on Facebook on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:20pm
  
  
• A free and open Internet for everyone! #openTPP
  Said Steve on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:20pm
  
  
• Citizens are not for sale! #openTPP
  Said OpenTPP on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:19pm
  
  
• Fair trade not free trade! #openTPP
  Said @unklejohn on Twitter on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:18pm
  
  
• There is no room for secrets in a democratic society. #openTPP
  Said Kathy on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:17pm
  
  
• Everyone needs to know about this threat to privacy! Open the TPP!
  Said Rick on Facebook on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:16pm
  
  
• Citizens rights, Free Internet Content,Democratic rights -- "Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty" -- We must protect a free internet.
  Said Esther on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:16pm
  
  
• I have the right to choose what I and my family do on the internet and no one has the right to take my personal information unless I am doing something extremely wrong. I have a democratic right to the internet and privacy. Leave us alone and our freedoms.#openTPP
  Said Jessica on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:15pm
  
  
• I strongly resent the fact that hundreds of corporate lobbyists have access to and attend these negotiations and are permitted to provide their biased input to these negotiations, while I and the vast majority of ordinary citizens have NO input whatsoever.
  Said Andy on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:14pm
  
  
• The Internet has been a crucial help to many causes to get their voices heard. Now you'd like to take away this awesome tool for freedom and justice from future needs for your own selfish benefit. Who gave you the right? Who gave you the power? And how are you using it?
  Said Tero on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:14pm
  
  
• Democracy requires freedom of information. Your citizens need to know what is at stake here, and deserve to participate in the discussion.
  Said Devan on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:14pm
  
  
• Keeping citizens out of your secret Trans-Pacific Partnership "dialogues" is outrageously unjust – but threatening inherent internet freedoms and undermining our liberties is beyond unjust. It's pitiful.
  Said Casey on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:14pm
  
  
• No more Trans-Pacific Patheticship! #openTPP
  Said Les on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:13pm
  
  
• It's time that someone who knows about the Internet and how is should be regulated joins these talks! For that matter, it's time we knew what was being talked about. Closed door meetings just prove what I've always said. These regulations are not for our protection. They are to increase the profitability of megacorporations.
  Said Simon on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:10pm
  
  
• When will the internet privacy and internet freedom expectations of the ordinary citizen be met? Why must freedom be sacrificed to conglomerates? Stand up for what is right for the CITIZEN, NOT the corporation. #openTPP
  Said Lou on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:10pm
  
  
• As a person who cannot leave my home easily and often it is of vital concern to me to keep this line of information open. It is not only my only social contact on a daily basis, it gives me all of my knowledge of the world at large, and what is happening out there.
  Said Marya on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:10pm
  
  
• This is a stealth affront to the principles of our democracy. #openTPP
  Said @danielbymes on Twitter on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:09pm
  
  
• I’m sick of this! The TPP should be illegal where public and private policy is concerned. My confidence in Canadian politics waivers.
  Said Alex on Facebook on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:09pm
  
  
• No more NAFTAs! #openTPP
  Said OpenTPP on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:09pm
  
  
• Given the effect the TPP may have on the way Canadians are able to use the internet - and how important it has become to most people's day-to-day lives - that this is being negotiated in secret and arm-in-arm with lobbyists is despicable.
  Said Christopher on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:07pm
  
  
• If it's not control you seek - driven by greed, why omit those to be most affected by your actions to participate in a discussion regarding their freedom of choice? Despite your presumption, we the people ARE the people.
  Said Rebecca on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:06pm
  
  
• I live in Canada, a country the supports free speech, not censorship. I will stand up and put forth my voice, doing something, to stem the acts of others to curtail our freedoms.
  Said Luke on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:06pm
  
  
• I am a student, and I use my internet connection that I pay for to do my courses. To restrict this is to stifle my education which is highly unfair. Focus on things in our societies that NEED focus, and leave the internet alone. #openTPP
  Said Leticia on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:06pm
  
  
• The TPP's secret negotiations are undemocratic. They are designed to limit our ability to act collectively and will narrow our opportunities to share knowledge and opinions with people from around the world. An independent internet, free of restrictions and encroachments on our privacy is our and our children’s right.
  Said Sandra on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:06pm
  
  
• #TPP est une menace à la démocratie et à la liberté d'Internet. Ne réglementez pas sans consulter les citoyens, TOUS les citoyens, pas uniquement les entreprises.
  Said Dominique on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:05pm
  
  
• Can't you just leave the internet alone. I am tired of people trying to change thing that are working well. I am 84 years old and I enjoy my internet to keep in touch with friends and the world.
  Said Nancy on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:05pm
  
  
• We want free and better access to the Internet. #openTPP
  Said Gabriel on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:04pm
  
  
• TPP is a betrayal of democracy and an undisclosed, deliberately secret shift of power from citizens to governments.
  Said Ken on Facebook on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 12:02pm
  
  
• The negotiators participating in this process should be ashamed for doing so. #openTPP
  Said Ian on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:59am
  
  
• Stop negotiating in secret. #openTPP
  Said OpenTPP on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:58am
  
  
• Vigilance against oppression should not be required of a government that is supposed to be serving the people's best interests. #openTPP
  Said Michael on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:57am
  
  
• Democracy demands that the citizenship be included and informed of all legislation that will govern their actions and influence the choices and freedoms that they are able to exercise. #openTPP
  Said Kelly on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:56am
  
  
• How dare you secretly conspire to rob me, and all my fellow citizens of the world, of our right to freely communicate with each other. #openTPP
  Said Wiebe on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:55am
  
  
• I want my Internet and democratic rights protected. #openTPP
  Said David on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:55am
  
  
• It may be hard to understand it as such but the Internet has become so integrated into modern life that it is quickly becoming a necessity rather than a luxury and for that reason alone these discussions should be transparent. The Internet has been heralded as the blossoming of a new age in humankind - what the powers that be do now will have wide ranging affect.
  Said Scott on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:54am
  
  
• If this is an agreement between truly democratic countries I see no reason why the draft text should be made public. Not releasing this information leads citizens of participating countries to regard the secrecy as corruption. #openTPP
  Said Alan on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:53am
  
  
• I demand transparency when you deal with laws and regulation which directly effect me and my everyday life. #openTPP
  Said Robert on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:53am
  
  
• This is an insult to the people of Canada! Some of us are disabled, like me, and have no other way to socialize or talk to friends and family. Moderated internet, or internet with watchdogs saying what I can or cannot do online threatens our human rights! It's deplorable and outright insulting that the government thinks they can moderate our free will online or elsewhere.
  Said Shannon on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:48am
  
  
• A free and open Internet is better for everyone. #openTPP
  Said J-Leen on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:47am
  
  
• What is in the public interest should not be hidden from the interested public. #openTPP
  Said Tim on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:43am
  
  
• Decisions as far reaching as these much be done in public view, not behind closed doors. If you are doing what is in the public interest, you should not have to "hide" your decisions and motives.
  Said Dylan on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:42am
  
  
• Why so secret? What do you have to hide? #openTPP
  Said OpenTPP on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:42am
  
  
• As a Communications student, I'd like to graduate into open and accessible internet. Job prospects are dwindling, don't close my industry. #TPP #studentvoice
  Said Arielle on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:41am
  
  
• No more secrets! Open and free society! Open and free internet!
  Said Marianna on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:41am
  
  
• Are democracy, transparency, and the freedom of information really SO inconvenient that you have to do this? Are you guys that scared of the light of day? #openTPP
  Said Tim on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:41am
  
  
• It is time for you to open your doors, in order to have a "meaningful dialogue." Does that sound promising or "ominous" to you?
  Said Harold on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:40am
  
  
• The internet is a tool for every human being - not just the financial and political elite. Any steps to take it over must be met with action by the people.
  Said Graeme on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:40am
  
  
• No back room deals! #openTPP
  Said OpenTPP on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:38am
  
  
• I am concerned that TPP threatens internet freedom and undermines our liberty. Ordinary people need to know what binding rules are being negotiated in the TPP meetings, and our voices need to be heard.
  Said Susan on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:36am
  
  
• The internet was not created by government, it was created by citizens. We have the right to keep our personal information private. We have the right to use the internet. If a person breaks laws using the internet, then they should face the reaction of their governments afterwards, not be punished beforehand by officials in bed with industry.
  Said Kida on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:36am
  
  
• Corporations have no right to unilaterally impose their will against the rights of individuals to have an open, and unrestricted global internet. Leave it alone!
  Said Alan on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:35am
  
  
• I should be allowed to do whatever I want online WITHOUT being tracked by a multitude of corporations (which is what happens NOW), this legislation would be a further step in the wrong direction!
  Said Nathan on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:35am
  
  
• #TPP threatens democracy and Internet freedom. I have a right to know what restrictive rules are being made in my name. #openTPP - If Harper is in favour of the deal, it's bound to be dodgy! He wants to sell Canada's democracy down the river by making a secret trade deal with China. The internet should be open to all to express their unbiased views without the fear of prosecution.
  Said Ian on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:31am
  
  
• Respect openness and democracy! #openTPP
  Said Reilly on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 11:30am
  
  
• #TPP threatens democracy and Internet freedom. I have a right to know what restrictive rules are being made in my name. The negotiators participating in this process should be ashamed for doing so. The fact that these talks are secret, that they are attempting to impose rules completely outside the democratic process, and that they are obviously focused only on benefiting corporate interests is absolutely indefensible. #openTPP
  Said Ian on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 08:53am
  
  
• It's time for the government to start representing the public interest again. I am speaking out against corporations and governments who would decide what is good for us. People of the world shall not be divided.
  Said Michael on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 08:21am
  
  
• Denying the citizens of the World an open access to a tool that was intended to bring them together for, I assume, financial gain reasons, goes against any morals. To see you trying to pull this secretive stunt makes me wonder how you can sleep at night, as so-called "leaders of the FREE World". #openTPP
  Said Sam on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 08:04am
  
  
• The sweeping powers that the TPP wants over copyright laws, Internet control etc. will destroy Open and Free Democratic communications and freedoms. The countries involved will be dominated by the TPP. Innocent consumers will become criminals. Too much power for one organization to have over the Internet and copyright laws of other countries.
  Said Byron on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 08:03am
  
  
• The Internet is a bastion of free speech created and supported by public money. I strongly oppose the idea of TPP. Since it would curtail our freedoms and would take the power out of the hands of the public and into the hands of big business and Corporations.
  Said Mark on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 07:55am
  
  
• If I cannot vote on it, then whatever rules are made, they will not apply to me and my freedoms!
  Said John on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 07:53am
  
  
• Affordable and transparent access to information is a global right of the citizens of the world and will result in massive leaps forward in education, innovation, understanding and justice for humankind and the planets environmental health.
  Said Tim on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 07:52am
  
  
• This is designed to effect the whole world. With these talks secreted away behind secured closed doors, I feel like I am in a communist country where I will be told what my rights are once 'they' decide to allow me any!
  Said Donna on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 at 07:51am
  
  
• #TPP threatens democracy and Internet freedom. If I am paying for a service, I SHOULD be able to know what is going to happen to it, and should be informed on meetings that take place....what ever happened to land of the "free"
  Said Josh on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 16:06pm
  
  
• When did our government stop listening to the people of this country,Canada?! Open the TPP meetings and stop doing things behind closed doors!
  Said Robin on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:39pm
  
  
• Let the light of day shine on what you are doing.
  Said Karl on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:37pm
  
  
• The only reason why this is even a 'Thing', is because some groups want to exert control over others. Obviously there is something nefarious afoot, or these negotiations would not be behind closed doors and made in hushed voices. All people deserve to know what is happening here.
  Said Lorrie on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:36pm
  
  
• Please consider this carefully. What do you really want your legacy to be? Do you want to be on the wrong side of history? Canada deserves respect... #openTPP
  Said Isabel on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:35pm
  
  
• Bring the TPP out of the shadows. We deserve to know what Internet freedoms are at stake. #openTPP
  Said OpenTPP on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:29pm
  
  
• I and other world citizens have a right to know the details about restrictive rules and extra-judicial systems being proposed long BEFORE they become agreements and put in place, with sufficient access and lead time to evaluate both the content and the consequences. We have the right to influence these negotiations and agreements. #openTPP
  Said Bren on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:27pm
  
  
• If what you are planning has to be kept secret from those whom it affects, then how can you feel comfortable doing it to us? We have more to lose from this than you do. Your freedoms, your jobs, and your lives are not going to suffer. Why hurt ours? #openTPP
  Said Jacob on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:25pm
  
  
• The governments involved should stop trying to use favoritism as an excuse to restrict Internet access and stop the repeated attempts to use the tax dollars of its citizens to restrict them. #openTPP
  Said Matthews on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:19pm
  
  
• If your intentions were for the public benefit, you would not need closed door negotiations. #openTPP
  Said Glenda on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:18pm
  
  
• The negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership do NOT speak for the Dakota of Canada. I am also informing you that this "partnership" is proceeding without Dakota knowledge/participation and will be challenged on that basis, regardless of content.
  Said Cory on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 15:03pm
  
  
• Instead of going after more money in these troubling times why not fix the net so we don't have the spam and crap sent through your already expensive services.
  Said Larry on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 at 14:13pm
  
  
• #TPP threatens democracy and Internet freedom. I have a right to know what restrictive rules are being made in my name. #openTPP How dare you secretly conspire to rob me, and all my fellow citizens of the world, of our right to freely communicate with each other. How dare you secretly take advantage of your positions, to rob the rest of their Rights and freedom.
  Said Wiebe on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 21:07pm
  
  
• As well as being extreme this proposal is totally undemocratic. I sincerely hope that good sense will prevail and this threat to our Internet freedom will not be realized.
  Said Jane on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 18:12pm
  
  
• These negotiations should not be taking place behind closed doors with the public left in the dark, in a democratic nation the people should be consulted. Whatever decisions made should be put to a vote by the public. As it stands corporations and their lobbyists are calling all the shots. This process is deepley flawed and very undemocratic. As such decisions made should not be binding on the people. We say NO to the TPP!
  Said Oosha on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 18:10pm
  
  
• Closing access will hamper the synergistic dialogue that produces discovery, international rescue and help associations, global dialogue on human rights commerce and arts. This avenue must be kept open or the globe will plunge into a Dark Ages.
  Said Nick on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 18:09pm
  
  
• Le TPP est une nouvelle atteinte aux droits et libertés du citoyen, et le secret qui l'entoure le rend encore plus suspect. Votre devoir est de nous informer et de nous laisser décider de son application.
  Said Emmanuel on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 18:06pm
  
  
• You have no rights to my privacy, freedom of speech, and my environment. Those are entrusted through governmental elected officials. Therefore, I have kept a list of all companies that are involved and have stopped going to and/or buying your products. Think you have the 'power' think again, it's us.
  Said Mike on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 18:04pm
  
  
• IT'S A TRAP! #openTPP
  Said Jason on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 18:03pm
  
  
• I don't like having media lobbyists forcing changes on us just to have money coming from my pocket into their pockets. I have a right to know what restrictive rules are being made in my name. #openTPP
  Said Al on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 18:02pm
  
  
• I should be allowed to do whatever I want online WITHOUT being tracked by a multitude of corporations (which is what happens NOW), this legislation would be a further step in the wrong direction! #openTPP
  Said Nathan on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:59pm
  
  
• All negotiations should be transparent and the public should know just what is being proposed. The fact that approximately 600 lobbyists have access to draft texts indicates whose interests are being looked after.
  Said Laura on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:59pm
  
  
• Citizen input to the negotiations is more important than lobbyists. In order to supply that input the public citizens must be adequately informed.
  Said Ed on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:57pm
  
  
• #TPP threatens democracy and Internet freedom. I have a right to know what restrictive rules are being made in my name. #openTPP
  Said Ray on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:53pm
  
  
• Decisions as far reaching as these much be done in public view, not behind closed doors. If you are doing what is in the public interest, you should not have to "hide" your decisions and motives. #openTPP
  Said Dylan on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:50pm
  
  
• As a Communications student, I'd like to graduate into open and accessible internet. Job prospects are dwindling, don't close my industry. #TPP #studentvoice
  Said Arielle on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:48pm
  
  
• These lobbyists wish to destroy our internet freedom, undermine our democratic rights and liberties and ruin one of the greatest inventions ever conceived just to satisfy their selfish greed for money and power. #openTPP
  Said Evan on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:45pm
  
  
• I strongly resent the fact that hundreds of corporate lobbyists have access to and attend these negotiations and are permitted to provide their biased input to these negotiations, while I and the vast majority of ordinary citizens have NO input whatsoever. Further, I resent the mainstream media blackout on these secret negotiations alienating the majority of the people even more. #openTPP
  Said Andy on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:37pm
  
  
• The Internet has been, and should continue to be, a tool which society can use for the free flow of information and knowledge. To do otherwise is in direct violation of our rights to information and democracy as human beings and to impose any restrictions on our access is to force us into a dictatorship. You do NOT have that right.
  Said Brian on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:32pm
  
  
• The Internet is the last information frontier for those who take the time to seek informed and unbiased points of view. It's imperative to have access to an array of un-encumbered information to encourage critical thinking. It is both a collective and individual responsibility to protect our freedoms and our voices that so many others made the sacrifice for.
  Said Charles on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:29pm
  
  
• Why are you not letting the public see what is being proposed and decided on it's behalf? This is nothing other than anti-democratic and smacks of collusion and dishonesty. #openTPP
  Said John on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:19pm
  
  
• Negotiations that affect citizens of the world should *not* be held in private! The fact that they are indicates that this is for the good of a few and the good of the many is of no concern to those involved. #openTPP
  Said Mike on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:17pm
  
  
• Citizens have been shut out because all those involved are aware that if we were given the truth, there would be an outright revolt against the TPP. This of course would be bad for the governments involved, and this is exactly why we have been kept in the dark!
  Said Christopher on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:17pm
  
  
• Why would TPP need to be so secretive unless there is something to hide. Please open the negotiations.
  Said Karen on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:16pm
  
  
• I believe in democracy and internet freedom and believe that stifling the internet is a form of fascism. These restrictions being contemplated seem to be intended to increase corporate control and limit the freedoms of individuals; this is harmful to the progress of society as a whole.
  Said Martin on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:15pm
  
  
• The process, as it is currently structured, is so greatly flawed that it has no credibility with the public and will be mostly despised.
  Said Russell on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 at 17:12pm