Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
As Canadians continue to ‘cut the cord, advocates urge CRTC to end data caps
New information published by the CRTC reveals that 200,000 Canadians ‘cut the cord’ on traditional TV services from 2014 to 2015
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CRTC upholds Canadians’ right to access fibre Internet through independent providers
Decision will ensure that smaller indie ISPs can offer next generation fibre Internet on a level playing field with the large telcos
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CRTC decision on network access will limit Internet choice for Canadian businesses and homes
We'll need to monitor the implications of this decision closely, to ensure the CRTC's overall framework is benefiting Canadian businesses and households
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Security oversight committee is encouraging step, but accountability measures must ensure robust privacy safeguards for Canadians
Today’s announcement has the potential to strengthen oversight of Canada’s security agencies, but is only the first of many reforms required
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Over 37,500 Internet users ask European Commission not to create new Link Tax laws, as deadline passes for public comment
The Internet is not impressed by the Commission’s push to create a new tax on links and snippets, as part of their new copyright directive
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Music, speeches, and a crowdsourced Jumbotron greet Trade Minister Freeland with one clear message: Don’t lock us into the TPP!
Mounting opposition to TPP reflected outside and inside today’s government-hosted Town Hall at the University of Toronto
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More transparency needed around police surveillance as B.C. Privacy Commissioner closes inquiry into Stingray use
VPD admits it doesn’t have the device, but disclosure from Quebec reveals RCMP use, and calls into question whether or not other departments have been given access
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Huge win for the Internet, as U.S. Court of Appeals upholds hard-won Net Neutrality rules
Key ruling prohibiting Internet slow lanes sends strong signal to Canada and the European Union which are currently reviewing their own Net Neutrality rules
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Community Festival to protest Trans-Pacific Partnership at Minister Freeland’s Town Hall in Toronto
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Large Jumbotron outside the Town Hall will beam images and messages from everyday Canadians about the negative impacts of the TPP
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RCMP revealed to be indefinitely retaining the private data of innocent Canadians swept up through indiscriminate Stingray surveillance
Fresh revelations about RCMP Stingray use come against backdrop of ongoing federal Privacy Commissioner investigation into the invasive cell phone surveillance technology
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