Press Releases

List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.

BREAKING: Leaked documents reveal Canadian government being pressured by US to accept extreme Internet censorship proposals in the TPP

November 13th, 2013
Proposed secret transnational Internet censorship courts would override Canadian law and restrict freedom of expression online.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Telecom complaints soar by 31% in just twelve months, OpenMedia.ca available for comment

November 6th, 2013
Canadians still waiting to see whether government lives up to promise to secure more choice and lower prices in broken telecom market
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Government is right to block Telus takeover of Mobilicity, but much more needs to be done to rein in Big Telecom

October 30th, 2013
Citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca says Canadians will welcome moves to stop Big Telecom narrowing their wireless choices yet further, but action still needed to fix broken market
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National campaign launched as civil libertarians announce court challenge to stop government spying on Canadians

October 22nd, 2013
Canadians urged to show their support for BC Civil Liberties Association legal action which challenges constitutionality of blanket surveillance against law-abiding Canadians
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As Harper is set to unveil ‘consumers first’ agenda in Throne Speech, Canada’s largest civic engagement organization is available for comment

October 16th, 2013
Canadians will be watching closely to see whether the government lives up to their promise to secure more choice and lower prices in broken telecom market
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More than 30 organizations unite to safeguard Canadians’ privacy rights amid spy agency scandal

October 9th, 2013
With Parliament set to resume, Coalition calls for effective legal measures to protect the privacy of every resident of Canada
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Canadians demanding answers after CSEC revealed to be spying on Brazil at behest of United States

October 7th, 2013
Continued secrecy and lack of transparency around CSEC undermines relationships overseas and democracy at home, says citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca
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Over 100,000 tell TPP leaders to reject Internet censorship at Bali summit starting Monday

October 3rd, 2013
Online campaign goes viral, spurred on by citizen outrage at secretive and extreme Trans-Pacific Partnership proposals, says OpenMedia
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