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                <title><![CDATA[Alberta’s massive voter data breach is just the beginning]]></title>
                <link>https://openmedia.org/press/item/privacy-breach-that-affects-2.9-million-albertans-just-a-start-unless-parliament-apply-privacy-rules-to-political-parties</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Privacy breach that affects 2.9 million Albertans just a start unless Parliament apply privacy rules to political parties]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[OpenMedia’s Guide and Survey on the 2026 Privacy Act Review]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Canada's Privacy Act hasn't been updated in 40 years. As the government finally opens a review, OpenMedia is launching a survey to make sure ordinary Canadians have a say. Here's what's at stake — and why your voice matters.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[OpenMedia Survey: Tell Ottawa How to Fix the Privacy Act]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Canada’s Privacy Act is finally up for a review in 40 years. This will change how government institutions handle Canadians’ data for generations. Tell Ottawa what real oversight and transparency should look like. Take the survey before June 15.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Glass Room Misinformation Edition is Coming to BC]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[OpenMedia brings the Glass Room exhibit to British Columbia to help communities understand misinformation and take control of their digital lives.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[AI is Coming for Canada’s Democracy]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[OpenMedia's Executive Director Matt Hatfield testified at the Senate on what AI means for Canadian democracy.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[New poll: political parties dead last on privacy trust]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Ipsos survey finds strong public support for effective privacy rules and external oversight of federal political parties. ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Civil Society to Parliament: Kill Bill C-22]]></title>
                <link>https://openmedia.org/press/item/civil-society-to-parliament-kill-bill-c-22</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[More than 25 leading rights and privacy organizations and experts call for full withdrawal of the Lawful Access Act, warning it would be "the most expansive invasion of Canadian privacy rights in modern history"]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Combattons les préjudices en ligne : le Canada a besoin d&#8217;une obligation de diligence]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Le Canada n'a AUCUNE règle pour nous protéger des préjudices en ligne à l'ère de l'IA. Nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de tarder davantage. Dites à votre député·e : adoptez maintenant une loi respectueuse des droits sur les préjudices en ligne, avec une véritable obligation de diligence!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Non à la surveillance : non à C-22!]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Ottawa jette les bases d'un État de surveillance sans précédent. Faites entendre votre voix et arrêtez-les!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Fight Online Harms: Canada Needs Duty of Care]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Canada has ZERO rules protecting us from AI-era online harms. We can't afford further delay. Tell your MP: pass rights-respecting online harms law with real Duty of Care now!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Social Media Ban for Youth and Children: Protection or Punishment?]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Canada is edging toward a social media ban for youth and children, but the cure might come with its own complications.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[OpenMedia Summer Fellowship 2026: Next-Gen Policy Changemakers Wanted!]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[OpenMedia is looking for six passionate changemakers to join our Summer Fellowship 2026 cohort. It’s a three-month deep dive into the heart of digital rights, advocacy, and community power.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[No to surveillance: no to C-22!]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Ottawa is laying the groundwork for an unprecedented surveillance state. Speak up and stop them!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ottawa Repackages Its Surveillance Backdoor in Bill C-22]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Bill C-22 lays the groundwork for a Canadian surveillance state.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Rethinking Online Harms in the AI Era: OpenMedia’s First Community Chat]]></title>
                <link>https://openmedia.org/article/item/rethinking-online-harms-in-the-ai-era-openmedias-first-community-chat</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Longtime supporters and next-gen advocates across Canada came together in our first Media Riff-Raff to explore AI-era online harms.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Senate Passes Bill C-4 While Sharply Criticizing Political Parties]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Bill C-4 has passed the Senate with a three-year sunset clause, giving federal political parties a time limit to self-regulate their use of voter data and remain exempt from privacy laws. OpenMedia explains why this moment matters and what comes next in the fight to hold parties accountable for how they handle our data.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Endossez la Charte de la souveraineté numérique du Canada]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Le Canada a besoin d’une véritable souveraineté numérique maintenant pour garantir l’avenir que nous méritons. Exigez de notre gouvernement qu’il adopte des mesures concrètes pour remettre aux Canadien·ne·s le contrôle de nos réseaux, fils d’actualité, données et vie privée. Endossez dès aujourd’hui les cinq principes de la Charte de la souveraineté numérique!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Watch This Space: The Rise of AI Landlords in Canada]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Editor’s Notes: This is a guest post by Lynn Yu Ling Ng, a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Politics at York University, Canada. She has research expertise in global care labor migration, with an area focus on East Asia (Singapore and Taiwan). Her current research program advocates for migrant care workers and elderly communities in and beyond Canada.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gardons la corruption liée aux cryptomonnaies hors du Canada]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Les transferts de cryptomonnaies douteux représentent une menace pour notre démocratie. Aidez-nous à maintenir les transferts pseudo-anonymes hors de notre politique et à remettre le pouvoir là où il doit être — entre les mains des électeurs !]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Endorse Canada’s Digital Sovereignty Charter]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Canada needs real digital sovereignty now to secure the future we deserve. Call on our government to adopt concrete steps that put Canadians in control of our networks, feeds, data, and privacy. Endorse the Digital Sovereignty Charter’s five principles today!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Tell Hootsuite: No Tech for ICE!]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Vancouver-based Hootsuite should be protecting our rights—not building surveillance tools for anti-democracy crackdowns. Tell them to drop their deal with ICE, now!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Over 10,000 OpenMedia Members Demand Withdrawal of the “Strong Borders” Act]]></title>
                <link>https://openmedia.org/article/item/over-10000-openmedia-members-demand-withdrawal-of-the-strong-borders-act</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Bill C-2’s warrantless disclosure powers still loom. Now is the moment to stop Big Brother-style surveillance from coming to Canada.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[We’re leaving X]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A platform's freedom to operate is not a right to your attention.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Our 2025 Wins, and how they’ll shape a Stronger 2026]]></title>
                <link>https://openmedia.org/article/item/our-2025-wins-and-how-theyll-shape-a-stronger-2026</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[A recap of how 230,000 Canadians made independent advocacy possible—and how OpenMedia will fight for a stronger 2026 in an increasingly uncertain world.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Keep crypto corruption out of Canada!]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Shady crypto transfers are a threat to our democracy. Help us keep pseudoanonymous crypto wealth transfers OUT of our politics and keep power back where it belongs – with voters!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Stop the currency of corruption: ban crypto in US politics]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Shady crypto transfers are corrupting U.S. democracy. Help us take pseudoanonymous crypto wealth transfers OUT of our politics and bring power back where it belongs – to voters!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[OpenMedia Urges SECU to Close Loopholes That Weaken Cybersecurity in Bill C-8]]></title>
                <link>https://openmedia.org/article/item/openmedia-urges-secu-to-close-loopholes-that-weaken-cybersecurity-in-bill-c-8</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Canada’s new cybersecurity bill, Bill C-8, gives ministers unchecked powers to secretly disconnect Canadians, issue sweeping telecom orders, and operate with minimal oversight, threatening accountability, privacy, and security online.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Empêchons l’avenir de l’IA « Acheter maintenant, regretter plus tard » au Canada]]></title>
                <link>https://openmedia.org/empechons-lavenir-de-lia-acheter-maintenant-regretter-plus-tard-au-canada</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Le Canada parle beaucoup de « souveraineté numérique », mais sa stratégie en IA ressemble plutôt à une improvisation nationale. L’IA transforme déjà les emplois, la vie privée et l’environnement, tandis que des géants étrangers de la technologie renforcent leur emprise sur nos données. Dites à votre député·e : le Canada a besoin de vraies règles en IA, centrées sur les personnes, pour protéger les consommateurs, les travailleurs et notre avenir numérique.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Over 4,700 Canadians Call for a Strong Competition Commissioner to Fight Monopolies]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Competition keeps our economy fair, affordable, and growing. In one week, over 4,700 people joined OpenMedia’s call for a Commissioner who will defend consumers, workers, and entrepreneurs.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Stop Canada’s “Buy Now, Regret Later” AI Future]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Canada keeps talking about “digital sovereignty,” but our AI strategy feels like a national improv skit. AI is already reshaping jobs, privacy, and the environment, while foreign tech giants gain even more power over our data. Tell your MP: Canada needs real, people-first AI rules that protect consumers, workers, and our digital future!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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