With the U.S. election results at the top of everyone’s newsfeeds, this has been a historic week – which is certain to have repercussions for the free and open Internet. We’re urging action against the TPP in a brand new campaign, as President Obama is still expected to try to rush through a vote on ratification of the agreement in the lame duck period before the new president takes office. In Canada, our push against the TPP is echoed by other concerned voices, including that of several First Nations communities, who have been consistent in their opposition to the deal. With the global microscope focused on the U.S., it’s all too fitting that we check in on Trudeau’s performance just north of the border nearly a year after he took office in Canada. Recent records have emerged to show that his government has mishandled as many as 10,000 citizen documents. And finally when it comes to access of information, Google will start to rank searches according to mobile search preferences. We’ve become embedded within an era of "searchables" and being searchable – as ever, we at OpenMedia are determined to use the Internet to save the Internet. We need you more than ever to join us to keep it free and open. |
