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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Canadians call on Harper to say no to extreme U.S.-driven Internet censorship proposals at final TPP talks next week

September 25th, 2013
Led by citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca, Canadians are speaking out against secretive U.S. plans to censor the Internet and restrict free expression online
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Big Three poised to take majority of wireless spectrum - govt action needed now to stop telecoms from blocking Canadians’ access to new providers, says OpenMedia.ca

September 23rd, 2013
Spectrum Auction registrations show that Big Three will likely continue to act like gatekeepers and price-gouge Canadians unless the government takes action to open networks to more affordable providers
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Wireless Spectrum Auction registration deadline is 12 noon (ET) Tuesday September 17th, OpenMedia.ca available to comment

September 17th, 2013
With the Big Three already controlling 85% of usable wireless spectrum, citizens are hoping that independent Canadian-based providers register to participate despite the cards being stacked against them
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OpenMedia.ca welcomes Official Opposition call for access to text of TPP agreement which threatens online expression

August 28th, 2013
Momentum rapidly building behind citizen-backed Our Fair Deal campaign for greater TPP transparency and an end to extreme Internet Censorship proposals
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Canadians outraged by fresh revelations of potential spying on their sensitive private information by government spy agency

August 22nd, 2013
Canadians are demanding answers from the government and an immediate stop to all programs of arbitrary online spying, says citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca
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Over 60,000 Canadians now speaking out for cell phone choice

August 21st, 2013
Rapidly-growing Demand Choice campaign spurred on by citizen outrage at misleading Big Three PR and lobbying effort, says OpenMedia.ca
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Diverse International coalition launches alternative process to secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership talks

July 24th, 2013
Coalition to TPP negotiators: It's time to move beyond secret meetings and join with the public to chart a better course for our digital future.
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Civil liberties, pro-democracy, privacy rights, and open Internet groups call for answers on secret government spying program

June 11th, 2013
Groups are rallying Canadians after revelations that the government has been spying on individuals’ private lives for years
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