June 2008
98 posts
Canada’s carriers undermine Canadian innovation →
The Ottawa Net Neutrality rally last week was a decent effort, but Canadian consumers need to get fired up about their information infrastructure for it to catch on as an issue politicians care…
May 2008
164 posts
Stay Out of Our Packets or We’ll Sue →
Bell Canada may have to pay for violating net neutrality. A March 29 class action filing says Bell should reimburse its Sympatico DSL subscribers 80 percent of monthly subscriptions and $2,100 per…
TheStar.com | Business | Bell defends 'shaping'... →
CNW Telbec | UNION DES CONSOMMATEURS | Demande de... →
- ground418 - Amendement "Net Neutrality" proposé... →
netneutrality canada politic
Canadian punk rocker-turned-MP submits net... →
The network neutrality fight, which has absolutely exploded in Canada in recent months, now has even more ammo after a punk rocker-turned-MP introduced his own network neutrality bill at the House of…
SaveOurNet.ca | Protecting your Internet's level... →
SaveOurNet.ca is a coalition of citizens, businesses, and public interest groups fighting to protect our Internet’s level playing field. We’re calling on lawmakers and industry to protect openness,…
Remarkk! " Canadian punk rocker-turned-MP submits... →
<sep/>Timmins-James Bay), a former punk rocker, has just introduced network neutrality legislation to Canada’s House of Commons, and he’s putting all the P2P throttlers in Canada on notice….
Net Neutrality Bill For Canada →
Charlie Angus, the NDP member of parliament who is really good at poking Jim “Chickenshit” Prentice in the eye over the pending DMCA copyright bill and Bell Canada’s throttling of traffic, has…
Net Neutrality Bill Tabled….. Now Is The Time For... →
Charlie Angus has proved that he is one of the few good politicians left in Canada by actually delivering on his promise to table a bill to guarantee net neutrality. Bill C-552 as it has been…
Bill C-552: An Act to Amend the Telecommunications... →
Canada’s net neutrality law - first reading on May 28, 2008
Net neutrality bill hits House of Commons →
Net neutrality bill hits House of Commons
Canadians Rally for Net Neutrality →
Canadians Rally for Net Neutrality canada | net neutrality | ottawa | protesters | school trips | teenagers As a few hundred scruffy protesters gathered in Ottawa yesterday to support Net Neutrality,…
Canadians Rally for Net Neutrality →
As a few hundred scruffy protesters gathered in Ottawa yesterday to support Net Neutrality, busloads of teenagers on school trips to visit Canada’s seat of government walked past them, blissfully…
Canada Secretly Negotiates Copyright Reform... →
Canada Secretly Negotiates Copyright Reform Agreement & Fucks Democracy The Canadian government is secretly negotiating via the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to revamp international…
The Angus Net Neutrality Bill: It’s OK →
NDP MP Charlie Angus introduced his promised Net Neutrality private member’s bill into Parliament today. Michael Geist provided a quick analysis of the bill’s provisions, which can be summed up to…
NDP to introduce 'net neutrality' private member's... →
NDP to introduce 'net neutrality' private member's... →
Canadian MP Announces Net Neutrality Bill During... →
It has become an all-too often situation in Canada where there’s either a copyright or technology related bill being tabled or there are plans for such bills that many consumers end up having to…
canadians organizing a rally for net neutrality →
Freeman Dyson on Global Warming →
Overall a thoughtful commentary. I have my doubts about “carbon eating plants” though. :) Quote: The Question of Global Warming By Freeman Dyson A Question of Balance: Weighing the Options on Global…
Canadians Organizing a Rally For Net Neutrality →
net neutrality won’t mean a god damn if net privacy tools and net privacy in general are completely destroyed by canada’s participation with ACTA. Maybe they should be frying both fish in the same…
Net Neutrality Rally →
The contest over net neutrality in Canada is heating up. A new website, SaveOurNet.ca, has been launched by a coalition of individuals and groups, to publicize the issue and to solicit support for…
TOMORROW, NET NEUTRALITY RALLY, OTTAWA →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- Tomorrow is Net day —- the day Canadians walk, run, ride or fly to to Parliament to rally en masse to let federal industry minister Jim Prentice and Bell Canada know who…
Net neutrality →
Today, there is a rally on Parliament Hill in favour of net neutrality. Basically, these people are arguing that internet and telephone companies should not sift through the kind of data their…
Canadians rally for Net Neutrality →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- Today is the day Canadians are gathering in Ottawa to tell the federal government what they think about Net Neutrality and bandwidth throttling. Bell Canada was suffering…
Canadians Rally for Net Neutrality →
Canadians Rally for Net Neutrality Hundreds of protesters are expected to descend on Canada’s capital on Tuesday to urge government action on keeping the internet free from interference by service…
ACTA, the Hollywood dream: CIPPIC →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- “If Hollywood could order intellectual property laws for Christmas, what would they look like? This is pretty close.” So says David Fewer (right), staff counsel at the…
Vid-Biz: One Billion Viewers, Carl’s Jr., Canada →
More Than One Billion Online Video Viewers by 2013; ABI Research says pay TV operators must tread carefully when taking on the rising competition from the web. (release) Carl’s Jr. Getting Into…
NDP to introduce net neutrality bill →
At the Net Neutrality Rally in Ottawa today, NDP MP Charlie Angus addressed a crowd of about 300 protesters and promised to introduce a net neutrality bill that would protect Canadian consumers from…
NDP MP Angus To Introduce Net Neutrality... →
NDP MP and digital rights crusader Charlie Angus announced today that we was going to propose a private member’s bill on net neutrality, to “enact rules to keep the internet free from interference…
Internet protesters to descend on Ottawa →
Sigue la lucha a favor de la neutralidad de la red →
Prosigue el activismo a favor de la neutralidad de la red: en esta ocasión es en Canadá (vía Slashdot), uno de los países donde más se están haciendo notar las tácticas de traffic shaping de los…
Net Neturality Protest Hits Ottawa….. →
Today’s the day for those who want freedom on the Internet to stand up and make your voice heard. CBCnews.ca has started to cover the Net Neutrality protest in Ottawa which is expected to attract…
Ten Awkward Questions For Jim “Chickenshit”... →
Ten Awkward Questions For Jim “Chickenshit” Prentice Cory Doctorow over at the ubiquitous BoingBoing leads the way to a Michael Geist post where we find 10 Questions For Industry Minister Prentice….
Canada and Net Neutrality →
Craig McTaggart, TELUS Communication Company, has published “Net Neutrality and Canada’s Telecommunications Act.” Here is the abstract. The ongoing policy debate under the banner of “net neutrality”…
Net Neutrality Rally on Canada’s Parliament Hill →
On Tuesday May 27, 2008 between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa, and other prominent supporters such as Michael Geist, will…
Canada - Net Neutrality Rally Expected on... →
There’s no shortage of coverage on the Bell Canada case. Now Canadians are planning on a huge network neutrality rally on the grounds of parliament hill. Network neutrality in the last few months has…
Sandvine — branded →
p2pnet news P2P | Freedom:- In a SandWhine, traffic shaper Sandvine tried to intimidate p2pnet with a tacky ‘take it down in 30 minutes or else’ demand. ‘It’ was a parody of the company logo which…
The Ericsson Chronicles →
I dedicate this work to the cross continental sections in Canada, the US, Mexico and Greece that I had the honor of leading during my tenure in LM Ericsson. These teams in their time and place. and…
The Ericsson Chronicles →
I dedicate this work to the cross continental sections in Canada, the US, Mexico and Greece that I had the honor of leading during my tenure in LM Ericsson. These teams in their time and place. and…
Threats to a Free Internet →
I’m working in New York this week, so am reading the New York Times with more attention than usual, and am finding all sorts of great stuff. Here’s another one (bolding mine). I’d be interested to…
University answers RIAA with questions →
p2pnet news | P2P:- Traffic shaping has been getting a lot of press in Canada and the US, lately. Most mentions link it negatively to traffic throttling and Net neutrality. But now it’s also being…
Bell Launches On-Demand Video Service - Hopefully... →
Bell Launches On-Demand Video Service - Hopefully Chokes Itself To Death Michael Geist posted on Bell Canada launching a new video on-demand service and points out his own prescience from earlier in…
Net Neutrality Rally on Canada’s Parliament Hill -... →
On Tuesday May 27, 2008 between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa, and other prominent supporters such as Michael Geist, will…
.:Net Neutrality Rally:. →
Bell Canada opens online video store as P2P debate... →
EFFector 21.15: Digital Privacy at the Border,... →
EFFector 21.15: Digital Privacy at the Border, Microsoft DRM Debacle EFFector Vol. 21, No. 15 May 1, 2008 editor@eff.org A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424 : . : . : ….
net@night 53 - May 21st, 2008: Disqus →
To listen or download this episode or to leave a comment, click on the image above and this will take you to the episode’s page on the shows main website In this Episode - YouTomb, Facebook less…
Rally for Net Neutrality →
Another reason why I love my ISP; TekSavvy. This is the email I got from them today: ATTENTION, TEKSAVVY WILL NOT BE TAKING PHONE CALLS TUESDAY, MAY 27TH 2008 On Tuesday, May 27th 2008, the TekSavvy…
