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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 from 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (ET)
Matt Thompson, SavetheInternet.com and SaveOurNet.ca
Steve Anderson, SaveOurNet.ca and The Campaign for Democratic Media
Mark Kuznicki, Remarkk.com, Open Community Evangelist, TorCamp
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 24th, 6:00pm
Location: Fionn MacCool's, 181 University Avenue @ Adelaide, Toronto
Snacks will be provided, cash bar
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Canada's digital future is at a crossroads, and our community has an
historic opportunity to help protect and shape that future for the next
generation.
Bell Canada's bandwidth throttling of third party ISPs has thrust the
political battle over Net Neutrality and related issues, which have
raged for some time in the United States, onto the front-page in
Canada. The stakes are high. Canada's digital future must be shaped by
citizens, entrepreneurs, Internet innovators and the free market. We
will work together to prevent that future from being negotiated by a
handful of lobbyists for monopolist carriers and major media
conglomerates behind closed doors.
This forum will be introduced by Matt Thompson, campaign strategist for
SavetheInternet.com and co-founder of the new Canadian coalition
SaveOurNet.ca. Matt will sketch out the two opposing visions and plans
for the future of Canada's Internet and innovation economy. He'll
report back on his meeting last week with MP Charlie Angus on
Parliament Hill, who just launched a private member's bill to protect
the open Internet and guarantee more competition, transparency and
choice in Canada's broadband space. He'll also brief us on recent
victories for the U.S. Net Neutrality campaign, and what they may mean
for Canada.
Also on hand will be SaveOurNet.ca co-founder Steve Anderson, to report
on the trajectory of Saving Our Net in Canada, his recent meetings with
industry and public interest groups and highlight the newest additions
to the SaveOurNet.ca Coalition.
Mark Kuznicki will serve as moderator and facilitate a town hall-style
conversation on a number of key questions afterward, including:
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