Press Releases

List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.

Government’s digital strategy leaves Canada stuck in the slow lane - fails to tackle stark digital divide and national digital deficit

April 4th, 2014
Canadians deserve so much more than just warmed-up leftovers from previous government announcements: new strategy means Canada will likely fall even further behind its global counterparts on Internet affordability, access, and speed
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Expert report reveals Internet providers should be more transparent about how they handle our private information

March 26th, 2014
Report lifts the curtain on how Internet providers protect privacy, giving Canadians an at-a-glance tool to rate their provider’s transparency compared with others
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With Canada plummeting in Internet world rankings, Canadians tell Minister Moore not to squander our $5.2bn Digital Endowment

March 26th, 2014
Government should invest digital windfall from sale of public spectrum assets into tackling Canada’s national digital deficit and growing digital divide
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Parliament resumes debate on Online Spying Bill that provides immunity for telecom companies who are helping authorities spy on Canadians without a warrant

March 25th, 2014
Government trying to smuggle through unpopular online spying measures that would grant immunity to telecom providers that hand over private information without a warrant
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Wireless price hike underlines government’s failure to deliver its promise to lower rates and rein in high-cost Big Telecom giants

March 18th, 2014
Urgent government action required to open networks to ensure Canadians have affordable alternatives to the Big Three providers
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Telecoms refuse to come clean about whether they are helping the government to spy on law-abiding Canadians

March 5th, 2014
Citizens left asking “what have they got to hide?” after major Canadian telecoms refuse to answer questions put to them by leading privacy researchers & civil liberties groups
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Hard-hitting video released that highlights how Peter MacKay’s online spying legislation would let a range of government officials spy on law-abiding Canadians without oversight

March 5th, 2014
Canadians have come together from across the political spectrum to denounce Bill C-13, which would give a range of authorities access to the private lives of Canadians without a warrant
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Federal budget investment in rural broadband welcome but it must not be used to entrench Big Telecom’s poor service

February 11th, 2014
Community-based OpenMedia.ca says $2bn investment and open access requirements needed to ensure rural Canadians have quality Internet service independent of the high costs and slow speeds offered by Canada’s Big Telecom giants
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Huge Coalition unites to demand end to Spy Agency Cash Grab - MPs should stop wasting billions spying on law-abiding Canadians

February 11th, 2014
Budget Day Action will urge MPs to side with taxpayers against CSEC waste; group warns spying on innocent Canadians hurts democracy at home and Canada’s reputation abroad
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