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Letter to the community: Standing together in the face of adversity

In the wake of recent events, we thought it was time to check in. Here’s a letter to our community from our Executive Director Laura Tribe. Let us know what you think in the comments below!
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We just met with top decision-makers at Public Safety about Bill C-51: here’s what we told them

Your OpenMedia team met with top officials at Public Safety Canada about Bill C-51 — and we had lots to say!
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Adopting the UK model won’t be enough for Ralph Goodale to address Canada’s spy oversight woes

Minister Goodale’s plan to adopt the UK’s model of spy agency oversight leaves a lot of key questions unanswered.
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Knee-deep in surveillance: Bill C-51’s unhappy birthday

As Canada marks one year since the introduction of Bill C-51, our Laura Tribe examines where we're at, and the prospects for repealing this controversial bill.
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PressProgress: Conservative candidate on C-51: Civil liberties? “Folks, that’s not the country we live in”

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 and protect our identity.  C-51 will limit our civil liberties, and even this Conservative candidate said so. Let's stop this before it's too late! Speak out and spread the word to ‪#‎KillC51‬ KillC51.ca Article by Press Progress What country do Canadians live in then?
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LAST CHANCE: Just 24 hours to tell your MP to #RejectFear and #StopC51

This is it folks - there are now just 24 hours before tomorrow’s FINAL House of Commons vote on Bill C-51. That’s right – there are just hours left to tell your MP to vote against this reckless Bill that will endanger our rights, turn CSIS into a secret police force, and make us all less safe. As the clock ticks down, we need to pull out all the stops to tell MPs to side with Canadians, do the right thing, and vote against this reckless, dangerous, and ineffective legislation.

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