Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
Diverse International coalition launches alternative process to secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
July 24, 2013 – The Fair Deal Coalition has launched a new initiative that will give Internet users a platform to discuss what copyright should look like under the TPP. The Coalition’s ‘Your Digital Future’ tool invites stakeholders from all sectors - not just old media conglomerates - to discuss what kind of copyright law the TPP countries need in order to encourage creativity, participation, and innovation.
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Diverse International coalition launches alternative process to secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
Coalition to TPP negotiators: It's time to move beyond secret meetings and join with the public to chart a better course for our digital future.
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OpenMedia.ca calls new Industry Canada framework a welcome step, but clear action required to give Canadians access to affordable mobile service
New rules may help address past government policy failures, but much more needs to be done to fix Canada’s broken cell phone market
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Canadians disappointed in CRTC decision to approve Big Media Bell’s power-grab of Astral Media
Takeover will mean lost jobs, higher prices, and less media choice – it’s time for government to take clear action to tackle Big Media dominance, says OpenMedia.ca
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CRTC to decide whether to allow Bell’s takeover of Astral on Thursday; OpenMedia.ca available to comment
Decision will determine whether Bell will be given more control over Canada’s already highly-concentrated media system
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OpenMedia.ca Sounds Alarm on Privacy Rights as court case could see Canadians’ private information handed to U.S. firm
U.S.-style copyright trolling could clog Canadian courts if law not made clearer
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Civil liberties, pro-democracy, privacy rights, and open Internet groups call for answers on secret government spying program
Groups are rallying Canadians after revelations that the government has been spying on individuals’ private lives for years
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Government spectrum transfer decision will stop Telus from taking over assets set aside for new affordable mobile services for Canadians
READ PRESS RELEASEOpenMedia.ca welcomes new CRTC Code of Conduct reining in 3 year contracts as positive step forward for cell phone customers
READ PRESS RELEASEStop selling out our free expression online in TPP talks, OpenMedia.ca urges Trade Minister
Secretive, industry-driven copyright proposals could wreck Canada’s digital economy, restrict our open Internet, and undermine our fundamental rights
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