Mobile billboards highlight government’s failure to support much-needed Internet during pandemic
A mobile billboard campaign circling Parliament is demanding to know why the federal government has not supported the affordability and availability of Internet in Canada during the pandemic.
Minister Bains just undermined Canada’s best chance for affordable Internet
The government’s August 15 decision sided with Big Telecom over Canadians, and we’re already seeing Internet bills going up.
PEN Canada intervenes in Ontario Superior Court of Justice case regarding Section 91 of Elections Act
The new section of the elections Act includes prohibitions and penalties that violate the Charter right to free expression.
What’s wrong with a Streaming Tax? (an FAQ)
Common questions and answers on the streaming tax – AKA the Netflix Tax.
Facial recognition technology is one of the most racist weapons in the police arsenal
So long as the police are using it, surveillance tech like facial recognition is helping to power systemic racism.
11 things Canada should do now to close the Digital Divide for good
Open Media calls on the Canadian government to bridge the vital gap in Internet access as quickly and permanently as possible, and to protect our fundamental rights & freedoms as they weigh technologies to address the pandemic.
National coalition calls for universal affordable Internet access
COVID-19 highlights the need for governments to act urgently to provide high-speed Internet to every household in Canada.
Canadian government commits to expediting rural broadband development
Access to the internet has been a critical lifeline throughout COVID-19, but many in rural Canada are being left behind.
Data collection, privacy, and COVID-19
How can governments protect privacy if cell phone tracking is used to combat COVID-19?
Canada: Did the new NAFTA sign away our digital future?
As Canada claims victory for salvaging North American free trade, the true cost of capitulating to the United States’ blustering may be too high to warrant celebration.
New NAFTA agreement would threaten Canadian digital rights if signed
The announcement that the United States and Mexico had reached a tentative agreement on NAFTA has sent Canadian diplomats scrambling, and has digital rights advocates seriously concerned.
“Cambridge Analytica is the canary in the coal mine”, says whistleblower
Christopher Wylie, former director of research at Cambridge Analytica, testified before a Canadian parliamentary committee and answered questions on the state of privacy.
CJFE strongly condemns intimidation of Vice Quebec journalists
Members of the anti-immigration group Atalante caused a ruckus in the Montreal offices of Vice, entering unannounced wearing masks, making noise and throwing flyers in the newsroom.
The cost of free expression online for women
The internet reflects and amplifies the inequalities found offline, and while the government recognizing online gendered violence as an issue is an important step, it is clearly not enough. We need a cohesive and collective strategy to tackle this problem.
Postmedia and Torstar deal results in “largest closure of newspapers on single day in Canadian history”
“By shutting down more than forty independent newspapers, this development will cause an enormous shift in news coverage in Canada and seriously compromise media pluralism,” said RSF.
Canadian press remains defenceless
The Trudeau government missed a crucial chance to extend badly-needed journalist protections, leaving Canada as one of the only industrialized countries in the world lacking legislation to protect confidential sources.