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 » Media / Jan. 05, 2011 / 794 : Year in Review 2010

A year to innovate

2011 is the year to secure an open Internet

In my January 2009 column I asserted that 2010 would be a pivotal year for communities working to open communication in Canada and beyond. And so here we… Read more »

 » Canadian Media / Dec. 01, 2010 / 789 : Beckett Shorts

Let’s infiltrate the CBC

Open Media works for a participatory media model for the CBC

On October 21, the brisk morning air met an assemblage of the media innovation vanguard as its members made their way into the CBC/Radio-Canada's Annual Public Meeting (APM)… Read more »

Nov. 03, 2010 / 785 : 4th Graders

Thoughts from a crowd

When Vancouverites gathered at the W2 Media Arts Centre for the second Fresh Media Remixology social, myself and the other organizers expected that conversations would be focused on… Read more »

Sep. 08, 2010 / 777: The Sex Issue 2010

Communities lose out

CRTC ruling knee caps its own initiatives

Last April the CRTC conducted a hearing to review a two percent cable levy (bringing in roughly $120 000 a year) that four family-controlled cable monopolies, Cogeco, Rogers, Shaw… Read more »

Aug. 25, 2010 / 775: Eamon McGrath

Imperfect proposal

Net neutrality on the line with limited policy process

On August 9 I awoke to headlines like "Google Goes Evil" and "Google Greed And The End Of Net Neutrality." As someone who has worked alongside Google to… Read more »

Aug. 04, 2010 / 772: The Outsiders

Public defender

Despite reputation, CRTC occassionally stands up for the public

I recently found my way into a media and technology industry conference where I "accidentally" bumped into the chair of the CRTC, Konrad von Finckenstein. Surprisingly our conversation… Read more »

Jun. 30, 2010 / 767: The Bestest of Edmonton 2010

Industry leads consultations

The government is in the final days of its effort to gather input from Canadians about the country's digital future. On May 10, at a major conference with… Read more »

May. 05, 2010 / 759: Life of Yann

A digital revolution

Canadians can shape the digital media future

It's not a question of if we can have a digital media revolution; it's a question of what kind of revolution we want to have. The signs of… Read more »

Mar. 31, 2010 / 754: Don Juan

Free the Net

ISPs continue to throttle Internet use

Last month, in both the speech from the Throne and release of the budget, the government had a perfect opportunity to address Canada’s deficit in Internet openness or… Read more »

Mar. 03, 2010 / 750: Megadeth

Is Canada a mobile laggard?

There is something uniquely powerful about everyday people having access to the Internet from tiny devices in their pocket. That ubiquitous access to each other creates possibilities that… Read more »