Press Releases

List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.

Canadians are working together to shape a pro-privacy action plan, to help address government’s stark privacy deficit

October 21st, 2014
Launch of new pro-privacy crowdsourcing initiative comes just days after Peter MacKay’s online spying Bill C-13 passes House of Commons, and follows over a year of revelations about the activities of Canada’s spy agency CSEC
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Fight against Online Spying Bill C-13 will continue, as government prepares to ram unpopular legislation through House of Commons today

October 20th, 2014
Controversial bill is opposed by huge majority of Canadians, with even the government’s own supporters opposing it by over 2.5:1
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New report from CRTC confirms Canadian telecom sector remains dominated by large conglomerates, keeping prices high and blocking Canadians from new affordable options

October 16th, 2014
Despite promises from government to encourage greater choice and affordability, new report confirms Canadians are still being price-gouged by telecom giants
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Fresh revelations that CSEC retained private communications of Canadians underline need for much stronger transparency, oversight, and accountability, says OpenMedia.ca

August 20th, 2014
Report will do little to assure law-abiding Canadians who simply want to communicate online without being spied on by their own government
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Supreme Court’s historic decision on warrantless disclosures is huge win for Canadian privacy, places big question mark over constitutionality of govt’s Bill C-13

June 13th, 2014
Supreme Court’s historic decision on warrantless disclosures is huge win for Canadian privacy, places big question mark over constitutionality of govt’s Bill C-13
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Mother of cyberbullying victim speaks out to defend privacy as tens of thousands call for online spying proposals to be removed from Bill C-13

May 13th, 2014
“I don't want to see our children to be victimized again by losing privacy right” says Carol Todd as growing campaign rallies behind calls to split C-13 to remove online spying proposals - OpenMedia.ca available to comment
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Competition Bureau confirms Big Three blocking Canadians from affordable wireless options

January 29th, 2014
Competition Bureau submission amounts to independent confirmation that the Big Three telecom giants are using their power and control to block Canadians from independent wireless options.
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January 22nd, 2014
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