Press Releases

List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.

A groundswell of Canadians speak out against government revival of Vic Toews-inspired online spying legislation

December 11th, 2013
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

December 6th, 2013
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

November 27th, 2013
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

November 21st, 2013
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

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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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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Time for a “Third Way” approach to fix broken cell phone market, says citizen-backed group OpenMedia.ca

August 27th, 2013
All political parties urged to take a stand against Big Three blocking Canadian startups as Parliamentary committee prepares to hold emergency meeting
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