Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
Leading Canadian surveillance expert Ron Deibert to speak at UBC event in Vancouver amidst growing privacy concerns
Professor Ron Deibert, now a best-selling author, has long track record of sounding alarm about blanket government surveillance of law-abiding citizens.
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Government begins to rein in Big Telecom by putting in place caps on roaming and financial penalties to enforce customer protection rules - a good start but further action required, says OpenMedia.ca
Government reacts to years of Canadians calling on officials to rein in Big Telecom’s power and control, says citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca
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A groundswell of Canadians speak out against government revival of Vic Toews-inspired online spying legislation
As parliamentarians return to their ridings for the winter holidays, citizens and groups from across the political spectrum are raising concerns about how Peter MacKay’s online spying Bill C-13 would undermine Canadians’ privacy
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Australians warn Canadians about 88 million dollar economic fallout from caving into U.S. pressure on digital policy
Trade Ministers set to gather for crucial Singapore TPP talks with U.S. lobbyists aiming to strong-arm Canada into adopting Internet censorship rules that damaged the Australian economy
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New Snowden Documents reveal the Canadian government partnered in illegal spying on Canadian soil
Canadians are demanding action after shocking revelations show how out-of-control spy agency CSEC is damaging democracy at home and Canada’s relationships abroad
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Broad coalition to TPP governments: Pull provisions that restrict access to knowledge and open innovation
Organizations spanning nearly every TPP nation calls for a new approach that respects broad interests not just that of old US media conglomerates
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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
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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Crowdsourcing tool launched to create positive plan for a Fair Digital Future amid censorship proposals
READ PRESS RELEASEAs Harper is set to unveil ‘consumers first’ agenda in Throne Speech, Canada’s largest civic engagement organization is available for comment
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
With Parliament set to resume, Coalition calls for effective legal measures to protect the privacy of every resident of Canada
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