Montreal Simon: Is the Harper Regime Spying on the Brazilians?
We know he wants total control. We know that he believes that the end justifies the means. We know that Canadian mining companies are some of the most ruthless and rapacious companies on earth.But did...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: The Day Dilma Rousseff Took on Stephen Harper
I realize that for many Canadians Latin America begins and ends in Cancun, Cuba, or the Dominican Republic. And that they know as much about the rest of the continent, as they know about Quebec.But if...
View ArticleThe Disaffected Lib: Of Embraer and Bombardier
When I think of Canada spying on Brazil the first name that comes to mind is Embraer. The second is Bombardier. The Canadian aircraft manufacturer and its Brazilian counterpart have been intense...
View ArticleBill Longstaff: We really should pay attention to these guys
I know precious little about the World Wide Web other than that it serves me royally. Tim Berners-Lee, on the other hand, knows a lot about it. And he should—he invented it. He is a leading authority...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: The Con Zombies and the Internet Snooping Bill
Well I'm sure you remember the scary story of the Con zombie Vic Toews, and his infamous internet snooping bill. The one Toews called the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act (Bill C-30)...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: One Day in the Darkness of Harperland
It was cold and dark tonight by the lake where I live. Like it usually is in late November, in Canada. But at least for the first time there was a sprinkling of snow on the ground to brighten up the...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Is Stephen Harper Working for the Americans?
It's a chilling story, a dark tale of spooks and Cons, with a little bit of Big Brother, and more than a hint of treason. And I hesitate to write about it eh? Lest my phone start clicking and hissing...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: The Ryan and Amy Show tackles surveillance issues with a catchy...
Check out this great video by The Ryan and Amy Show. Do you always feel like somebody’s watching you too? You can learn more about Canada’s largest pro-privacy coalition at https://OurPrivacy.ca read...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s “letter to the...
“At the NSA, I witnessed with growing alarm the surveillance of whole populations without any suspicion of wrongdoing, and it threatens to become the greatest human rights challenge of our time,” says...
View ArticleParliamANT Hill: ParliamANT Hill 2014-01-31 17:20:00
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View ArticleDead Wild Roses: Breaking News – The NSA is Spying on Americans!!1!!
I’m glad we can trust the people we elect, to do the things they say and not deceive us, even in interests of the greater good. Filed under: Humour Tagged: greater good, Humour, Jon Stewart, NSA, Spying
View ArticleBill Longstaff: Does the terrorist threat justify the snooping? Not according...
British Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking about the need for mass surveillance of communications, talked about keeping concerns about civil liberties “in proportion.” Perhaps what should be kept...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: Toronto Star: Ottawa imposes a lifelong gag order on...
It looks like the government are growing desperate to stifle the growing debate about CSEC’s spying on Canadians. Now they’ve imposed a lifelong gag order on bureaucrats who might shed light on what...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Investigation into CSEC finds serious breaches of ethics...
Spy agency CSEC’s troubles go from bad to worse after an official review finds serious breaches of ethics and misuse of public funds. An investigation at Canada’s secretive eavesdropping agency has...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: Protect Our Privacy with our Letter to the Editor tool
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View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: Canadians are using our letter tool to spread the word about...
Canadians are using our new letter tool to send decision-makers a hard-hitting message about privacy. Check out this great letter by Blake Moorcroft just published in the Windsor Star. And try out our...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Illegal Spying: Class action lawsuit filed against...
by: BC Civil Liberties Association | Press Release | April 1, 2014 VANCOUVER – Today, lawyers for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) filed a proposed national class action lawsuit...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: Tell Harper: Defend Online Privacy
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View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Bill C-13: Harper tries to turn Canada into a...
by: Obert Madondo | May 20, 2014 Call it the Harper Conservatives’ resurrection the Orwellian ghost of Vic Toews. Back in 2012, Canadians nuked the then public safety minister’s Bill C-30. The bill,...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Here’s One Way to Land on the NSA’s Watch List
If you downloaded the privacy software Tor in 2011, the NSA may have scouped up your computer IP address and spied on you, says ProPublica. The post Here’s One Way to Land on the NSA’s Watch List...
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