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Dear SaveOurNet Supporter,
Barack Obama gets it. Does Stephen Harper? It doesn't appear so and we need your help, right now, to catch up to our American cousins. Heeding the new president's priorities, authorities have taken decisive steps to ensure the United States is moving into the 21st Century with a neutral internet. Canadians, meanwhile, seem to have no champion on the federal scene to fend off big telecoms that want to control your online experience to their benefit. We cannot allow this to happen! You might have already responded to the SaveOurNet.ca campaigns earlier this year and made submissions to the CRTC, but there's no guarantee the federal regulator will rule in favour of Canadian citizens over big corporations. We encourage you to take action in a campaign backed by SON coalition members such as Teksavvy and Acanac, to petition the federal cabinet, which has one year to reverse a Dec. 11, 2008, CRTC ruling. If allowed to stand, the CRTC decision could pave the way for Bell and Telus to decide whether to provide competitor access to broadband and increase prices for broadband and other next generation telecom services. Innovation and service will suffer. We urge you to visit the campaign website where you can send a letter to Prime Minister Harper, Industry Minister Tony Clement, Opposition Leader Michael Ignatieff and your own Member of Parliament. The CRTC has not yet made its crucial decision on traffic
management (Net
Neutrality). There is still time for you to encourage your
friends and family
to send them a letter today. OPEN INTERNET TOWN HALL SET FOR EAST COAST After hosting Open Internet Town Hall events in Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto, SaveOurNet.ca is supporting another one, this time in Halifax. "Who is SHAPING your Digital Future?" runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 26, at the McInnes Room of the Dalhousie University Student Union Building. For more information visit: The SaveOurNet campaign has come a long way, but now it is more important than ever that we press on. Our work would not be possible without your contributions. Please donate today. Sincerely, The SaveOurNet.ca Team |
