Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
Trudeau abandons promise to lower Internet and cell phone bills
Mandate letters miss the mark entirely on affordable connectivity and Internet access.
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:29 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Government promises to learn from Internet regulation mistakes
But will harmful content legislation and Broadcasting Act reform do so?
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:29 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Throne speech doubles down on botched approach to tackling Big Tech
Government signals it will neglect its duty to address core Internet affordability and privacy reform issues.
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:29 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]OpenMedia calls for government to introduce improved privacy law reform on one year anniversary of failed bill
Canada is even further from increased privacy protections today than when C-11 was introduced a year ago.
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 11:29 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]OpenMedia calls on ISED Minister to condemn Rogers Shaw deal
Minister Champagne’s renewal was approved on Tuesday in the midst of the biggest telecom merger in Canadian history.
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Matt Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 11:29 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Civil society and experts demand transparency from harmful content consultation
Government cannot move Internet legislation forward without basic accountability
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:29 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]OpenMedia calls on all political parties to explicitly oppose the Rogers-Shaw deal
Any federal leader who cares about Internet affordability must block this deal.
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:29 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]PRESS EVENT: Bruce Schneier, Fight for the Future, EFF, and OpenMedia deliver more than 59K petition signatures opposing Apple’s spyware plan
Apple’s move has been roundly condemned by security experts, developers, and civil rights groups.
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:29 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Senate must give Bill C-10 the scrutiny the government refused
Sweeping new Internet regulations cannot be forced through without sound democratic process
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 11:29 pm 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]‘Lie, Lie, Deny’: Oversight won’t change the culture at the RCMP
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada finds the RCMP’s use of facial recognition technology broke the law, but the RCMP is refusing to change its culture of deceit and denial
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