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Unlike the American Senate, the Canadian one is often ignored by government: Canada must follow Europe’s example and implement open-access rules that will force internet network owners to share their infrastructure with smaller competitors if the country is to compete … Continue reading

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The CRTC sides with big telcos, but the fight isn’t over yet

Yesterday the CRTC (Canada’s equivalent of the FCC) ruled that Bell Canada could employ “traffic shaping” to protect the integrity of their network. NowPublic has this clear and concise comment on what it means to us: The CRTC just dealt … Continue reading

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Social Media has a voice and a conscience: Together we can maintain a free and open net.

This weekend we’ve had an example of social media rising up to roast a company over the coals. I think this isn’t always the best example of the power of social media, the ad might not have been great, but … Continue reading

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Vancouver Geeks Speak Out: Net Neutrality Part 2

As part of Media Democracy Day, Dave Olson and I thought that we should rally the troops here in Vancouver to talk about media democracy. The post that spawned this idea is Dave’s post on net neutrality that he just … Continue reading

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Vancouver Geeks Speak Out, About Media Democracy on Friday

DaveO and I were chatting this afternoon about net neutrality as I was helping him with a post he’s writing for the Raincity Studios blog and we thought that in concert with Saturday’s Media Democracy Day here in Vancouver more … Continue reading

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