Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
Enough is enough: National Day of Action demands affordable internet for Canadians
Pro-consumer coalition launches affordable-internet.ca, says federal government and
regulators must deliver more competition and lower prices
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Huge win! Toronto City Council supports Community Broadband
ConnectTO initiative lets Toronto fill the connectivity gaps left by Big Telecom
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Privacy Commissioners find police use of Clearview AI violated privacy rights of Canadians
Clearview AI’s indiscriminate facial recognition technology an “affront” to Canadians’ privacy rights, says joint investigation report
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Advocates welcome major overhaul to Canada’s privacy law
Bill C-11 provides much-needed protections for individuals’ data privacy
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Government’s Universal Broadband Fund finally announced
Rapid response funding welcome, but details of who will be connected when still unclear
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New Broadcast Act aims to regulate the Internet to support legacy media
New powers to the CRTC will make the Internet more like cable TV, without addressing underlying problems with existing CanCon system
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Infrastructure Bank expands broadband funding, but universal connectivity priorities remain unclear
Canada still needs a national strategy to outline when each household will be connected, and how
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Throne speech moves us no closer to connecting Canadians
Fast and affordable Internet still on hold while government chases after Big Tech
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Matthew Hatfield
Executive Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 1:14 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Mobile billboards highlight government’s failure to support much-needed Internet during pandemic
A mobile billboard campaign circling Parliament is demanding to know why the federal government has not supported the affordability and availability of Internet in Canada during the pandemic.
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OpenMedia’s comments on federal cabinet decision in wholesale Internet rates appeal
“We’re disappointed to see Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains side with Canada’s telecom giants. In no way does this morning’s decision help improve Internet affordability, despite Minister Bains long promising it to be a priority.”– OpenMedia Executive Director Laura Tribe
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