Tip of the iceberg: The political influence industry In Canada
OpenMedia’s research report sheds light on dozens of secretive businesses that handle people’s sensitive voting behaviour data on behalf of federal political parties in Canada – with few effective rules limiting their actions.
Canada: RSF warns of dangerous precedent in charges against journalist Brandi Morin
It is bad enough that police arrested a journalist for doing her job, but it is outrageous that prosecutors even considered pursuing the charges against Brandi Morin, said RSF.
Meta silences Canadian journalism
Since this Op-Ed was written, Meta (the parent company of Instagram and Facebook) has announced that it has begun to remove access to Canadian news — and the ability of its Canadian users to share Canadian news — from its platforms.
Meta uses unacceptable blackmail threat to oppose Canadian Bill C-18
Just as it did in Australia, Meta is letting the world know that it prefers to remove information rather than pay for the journalistic content it profits from.
Human Rights in Repressive States: The situation of human rights defenders, journalists and media organisations
IFEX Deputy Executive Director Rachael Kay delivered a presentation on the situation of human rights defenders, journalists, and media organisations to the Canadian House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights.
Threats, attacks, and insults: Canadian reporters on covering vaccine mandate protests
CPJ spoke with two journalists to learn more about the situation on the ground in Ottawa and what reporters are doing to protect themselves as they cover demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions.
Canadian privacy law has got you covered, but here’s why it simply isn’t enough
From limited digital rights, to little enforcement, find out why Canada’s privacy laws are in serious need of an overhaul.
It’s time for Canadian privacy law reform, so where do we go from here?
Find out how privacy rights in Canada compare on the world stage.
OpenMedia calls for government to introduce improved privacy law reform on one-year anniversary of failed bill
Canada is even further from increased privacy protections today than when C-11 was introduced a year ago.
Canadian press freedom organisations and news outlets demand release of arrested journalists
More than 40 news outlets and press freedom organizations have signed on to a letter, calling for Canada’s public safety minister to take immediate steps to investigate and correct the RCMP’s actions and to ensure that going forward, journalists’ right to report will be protected.
“Family of raccoons” leading OpenMedia poll to replace Rogers family as Canada’s supreme telecom dynasty
For weeks, the Rogers dynasty has been publicly acting out a Games of Thrones-style power struggle for control of the telecom giant, the largest in Canada. This kind of dangerous instability puts Canadians’ connectivity at risk
OpenMedia’s response to the Federal Government’s ‘harmful content’ consultation
OpenMedia’s submission to the department of Canadian Heritage explains what they have wrong in dealing with ‘online harms’, and how to fix it.
A first look at Canada’s harmful content proposal
What’s proposed in the government’s harmful content consultation, and where it falls down.
Election 2021: Where the parties stand on cell phone affordability
Lower cell phone bills are on the agenda for some parties this election. Others? Not so much.