Starting Monday, delegates in two sets of negotiations, taking place on the other side of the world, are poised to determine the future of Internet freedom. Your voices could make all the difference.
The Conservatives' eagerness to join Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations is a threat to Canadians, given the government's atrocious record on environmental standards and labour rights.
Canada has become the latest country to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a secretive international trade agreement that will include rules for copyright, trademarks and patents that are far more restrictive than those currently required in Canada by existing treaties or regulations. But as Canada prepares to join the talks, digital rights advocates are expressing concerns that the TPP would extend Internet restrictions across the globe.