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What’s wrong with the Link Tax? (an FAQ)
The Link Tax can sometimes be confused with the Streaming Tax, another one of Guilbeault's harebrained policies he's pushing forward at the same time. If you have a question about the Streaming Tax, ...
OpenMedia6d
Let’s Talk Copyright to Bring Canada’s Copyright Rules Up to Speed With the Digital Era
Canada’s copyright rules are up for review — and the government wants your input! This rare opportunity opens the door for everyday people to weigh in on what the future of our copyright rules should ...
OpenMedia6d
Beyond C-10: Inside the government’s plan to suspend Internet users and block website access
While we’ve all been distracted by the government’s bumbling overreach with Bill C-10, they’ve launched yet another attack on our online rights and freedoms: a Bell-backed proposal to give the ...
OpenMedia2d
It’s here! Our TPP Citizens’ Report explores how we can rebuild public trust in trade processes
Today, as Trade Ministers from Trans-Pacific Partnership nations are meeting in Chile, OpenMedia has launched our Let’s Talk TPP Citizens’ Report— shaped by the input of almost 28,000 Canadians who ...
OpenMedia9d
What’s happening with the Internet Archive?
If you’ve been on social media recently, you may have seen all the buzz around the Internet Archive. Here's what's going down: for two years, Big Media publishers have been embroiled in a lawsuit ...
OpenMedia6d
Motherboard reveals that RCMP have been using Stingray devices extensively while indefinitely storing sensitive information on innocent Canadians
This morning Motherboard reported explosive revelations on the RCMP’s use of Stingray devices – technically known as IMSI-catchers. Stingrays are devices about the size of a briefcase that simulate a ...
OpenMedia6d
iPolitics: Top gun advocate turns on Tories, runs as Independent
The head of Canada’s main gun lobby group — a group that the Harper government has carefully wooed for years — is breaking ranks and running as an Independent in the B.C. riding of Cariboo-Prince ...
OpenMedia6d
This depends on YOU: will you help us take Free Expression to new heights at the Supreme Court?
Hi, it’s Alana here! I’m the Director of Fund Development here at OpenMedia - so it’s my job to make sure projects have the funding needed to transform into the impactful work we’re known for. Our ...
OpenMedia6d
Important precedent for cell phone privacy in Canada set in landmark ruling
We’re only two weeks into the new year, but already there have been positive steps for our digital privacy landscape in 2016. Just this morning, an Ontario Superior Court judge made a critical ruling ...
OpenMedia6d
The final word: How Canadians will have access to high-speed Internet at a fair price
Canadians should have access to broadband Internet for $30 a month, with minimum guaranteed speeds of 5/Mbps for uploading and 5/Mbps for downloading — that’s the crux of our submission to the ...
OpenMedia6d
CCTS Report: Rogers customer complaints doubled since 2022
January 15, 2025 — Today the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television services (CCTS) released a damning report on telecom complaints from Canadian consumers over the 2023-2024 period, ...
OpenMedia7d
CBC: TransPacific Partnership puts Canadian IT at disadvantage, says Michael Geist
Digital guru Michael Geist says the TransPacific Partnership trade agreement has a "made in America" approach to the technology sector that may well put Canadian companies at a disadvantage. "I think ...