

JGROCKY

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Chatham, ON 2 edits 1 recommendation JGROCKY Premium Member Protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, MAY 15TH NOW! I'm approaching you all to see about making this Rally as visible as possible. I'm work on putting together as big a rally as possible for net neutrality. The Telco/Cableco monopolies in Canada have all recently accelerated their efforts in the resent weeks, since Bell's Throttling started. Net Neutrality deals in various forms, but of major concern are privacy, choice and ISP transparency. The impending CRTC ruling may very well pave the road for either continued Canadian technical advancement/progress, or set the scene for a Corporate Canadian Internet. If we don't stand up and get both a better public and a stronger political understanding I fear our internet freedoms might be up for grabs by the highest bidder, or worse simply taken away!



Where: Parliament Hill in Ottawa

When: April 29th

Time: 1PM to 6PM



You guys want to make a case for Net Neutrality, then lets stop talking and start doing! I'M IN!



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EDIT: THE RALLY AS MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE TITLE HAS NOW BEEN MOVED TO MAY 15TH. THE TIME WILL BE MADE PUBLIC SOON, AS FOR THE LOCATION, IT'S STILL ON PARLIAMENT HILL!



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Rocky

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alphaz18

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If only i didnt have to work. i'd drive down from montreal.. just to stand there and protest. stupid drone work.



JGROCKY

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Chatham, ON JGROCKY Premium Member said by alphaz18:



If only i didnt have to work. i'd drive down from montreal.. just to stand there and protest. stupid drone work.

If only i didnt have to work. i'd drive down from montreal.. just to stand there and protest. stupid drone work. Sick day, off day, skip... Don't matter. If you want to make a difference, do it! You have roughly a week!



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»www.thestar.com/News/art ··· e/248608



I wonder what ever became of the police involved in this debacle... hmm? I'm all for it. As long as we still have the right to hold a peaceful demonstration in this country:I wonder what ever became of the police involved in this debacle... hmm?



JGROCKY

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Chatham, ON JGROCKY Premium Member Just so happens the Committee for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics is meeting that day!

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said by derekm:



I'm all for it. As long as we still have the right to hold a peaceful demonstration in this country:



»www.thestar.com/News/art ··· e/248608



I wonder what ever became of the police involved in this debacle... hmm?

I'm all for it. As long as we still have the right to hold a peaceful demonstration in this country:I wonder what ever became of the police involved in this debacle... hmm?



I'll do my best to make this as best organized as possible, so if anyone has experience in this or wants to help organise, please PM me so that we can gather the efforts! Lets be smart and do this the right way....I'll do my best to make this as best organized as possible, so if anyone has experience in this or wants to help organise, please PM me so that we can gather the efforts!



Guspaz

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Montreal, QC 1 edit Guspaz MVM Hmm... That's the day before school starts, so I'm technically free...



I wonder what the cheapest way to get to Ottawa from Montreal is. Having missed today's gaming meeting, this protest might be the only way I can meet the DSLR/TSI gang :P



EDIT: Somehow I doubt the RCMP has better things to do than harass a bunch of nerds protesting internet things :P

backness

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I'd definitly issue a press release before the event and hope it gets picked up by the media



Also, a weekend date might get more attention and support

alphaz18

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said by Guspaz:



Hmm... That's the day before school starts, so I'm technically free...



I wonder what the cheapest way to get to Ottawa from Montreal is. Having missed today's gaming meeting, this protest might be the only way I can meet the DSLR/TSI gang :P



EDIT: Somehow I doubt the RCMP has better things to do than harass a bunch of nerds protesting internet things :P

Hmm... That's the day before school starts, so I'm technically free...I wonder what the cheapest way to get to Ottawa from Montreal is. Having missed today's gaming meeting, this protest might be the only way I can meet the DSLR/TSI gang :PEDIT: Somehow I doubt the RCMP has better things to do than harass a bunch of nerds protesting internet things :P

next option is take the bus

go to canadacoach or greyhound. they have round trips. not too expensive.

train is by far most expensive.

you cannot take plane from montreal to ottawa. theres no flights . because mtl is too close to ottawa guspaz. theres a few options cheapest would be drive.next option is take the busgo to canadacoach or greyhound. they have round trips. not too expensive.train is by far most expensive.you cannot take plane from montreal to ottawa. theres no flights . because mtl is too close to ottawa



JGROCKY

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There are significant people in Parliament that day, so if we can make a very large impact from a population standpoint our message will be heard!



Guspaz

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Bus wants $62... With student discount. Kind of pricey.



Coach Canada doesn't go to Ottawa. At all, apparently.



EDIT: My bad, $42 student fare. Interestingly enough, VIA is cheaper for adult fare ($58) than Greyhound ($69).

alphaz18

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should emplore the great citizens of ottawa to protest as much as possible. as i suspect it, i dont believe that too many of us are willing to not only skip work but skip work AND go all the way to ottawa from say toronto .. for a stand there protest.. sure there maybe a few. but.. yeah.

Black Moon

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Pity. I'll be in the US on that day, so you'll have to represent me there.



GKC

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said by JGROCKY:



I'm approaching you all to see about making this Rally as visible as possible. I'm work on putting together as big a rally as possible for net neutrality. The Telco/Cableco monopolies in Canada have all recently accelerated their efforts in the resent weeks, since Bell's Throttling started. Net Neutrality deals in various forms, but of major concern are privacy, choice and ISP transparency. The impending CRTC ruling may very well pave the road for either continued Canadian technical advancement/progress, or set the scene for a Corporate Canadian Internet. If we don't stand up and get both a better public and a stronger political understanding I fear our internet freedoms might be up for grabs by the highest bidder, or worse simply taken away!



Where: Parliament Hill in Ottawa

When: April 29th

Time: 1PM to 6PM



You guys want to make a case for Net Neutrality, then lets stop talking and start doing! I'M IN!



Rocky

I'm approaching you all to see about making this Rally as visible as possible. I'm work on putting together as big a rally as possible for net neutrality. The Telco/Cableco monopolies in Canada have all recently accelerated their efforts in the resent weeks, since Bell's Throttling started. Net Neutrality deals in various forms, but of major concern are privacy, choice and ISP transparency. The impending CRTC ruling may very well pave the road for either continued Canadian technical advancement/progress, or set the scene for a Corporate Canadian Internet. If we don't stand up and get both a better public and a stronger political understanding I fear our internet freedoms might be up for grabs by the highest bidder, or worse simply taken away!Where: Parliament Hill in OttawaWhen: April 29thTime: 1PM to 6PMYou guys want to make a case for Net Neutrality, then lets stop talking and start doing! I'M IN!Rocky And for those of you who are unable to make it to Ottawa, you can always consider a similar demonstration in front of Queens Park; same day and time...

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We need to get more people involved. Let's hope Michael Geist talks about it.



sbrook

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alphaz ...



By far the most expensive is plane ... there are 11 flights per day each way on Air Canada between Dorval and Ottawa. But the price is over $200 roundtrip. Plus the cost of getting to/from the airports.



Book 1 day in advance and bus is 53 for adult round trip. It's operated by Voyageur for Greyhound who own the route. You can go from Montreal Coach station or from Dorval airport.



Car is about that for driving too right now!



Via rail is nice but it goes from downtown montreal to just outside ottawa centre. The bus is much closer to downtown.



CoachCanada does not serve Ottawa except for "charter" services, for example Queens University service to and from Kingston.



Guspaz

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How about getting in touch with Anonymous, see if they'd be willing to help protest? They might consider this beneath them, but their concerns are at least peripherally related.



GKC

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Rocky...and what's to be your theme title for this protest?

pablo

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I'd definitly issue a press release before the event and hope it gets picked up by the media

I'd definitly issue a press release before the event and hope it gets picked up by the media I'm trying to see if there's a media contact whom I can forward to Rocky.



Guspaz

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"The cows are on the lam! Protest at the big barn!"



GKC

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I'll be there with my camcorder, and create a segment for my YouTube page. I need the practice for my upcoming TV channel.

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It needs to be pushed here: »



Someone adept at writing Press Releases should cobble one together. An idea is to go to the above site and model one after an existing one. The lo down is as `backness' mentioned, a Press Release needs to be created and released.It needs to be pushed here: » www.gallery-tribune.ca Someone adept at writing Press Releases should cobble one together. An idea is to go to the above site and model one after an existing one.



Guspaz

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Montreal, QC Guspaz MVM Should still be sent from the organizers. Rocky, in this case.



On the other hand, is it really OK for Rocky to be organizing a protest when he's involved with the CAIP filing?



JGROCKY

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said by GKC:



Rocky...and what's to be your theme title for this protest?





»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne ··· utrality



This is about the big picture on Internet (in general) for Canada.... This is about Net Neutrality.... If we're to promote Technological advancement in Canada, we need ISP transparency, personal privacy and choice of content to be 1st on our minds. The internet is important to all of us, and as such it needs to remain open to everyone. Google would not have become what it is now without it, so who knows what's next.... Many good things have come from this beautiful open forum!This is about the big picture on Internet (in general) for Canada....



TemporalFlux

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said by Guspaz:



Should still be sent from the organizers. Rocky, in this case.



On the other hand, is it really OK for Rocky to be organizing a protest when he's involved with the CAIP filing?

Should still be sent from the organizers. Rocky, in this case.On the other hand, is it really OK for Rocky to be organizing a protest when he's involved with the CAIP filing? The train has left the station. It's hard to stop a train!!



JGROCKY

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said by Guspaz:



Should still be sent from the organizers. Rocky, in this case.



On the other hand, is it really OK for Rocky to be organizing a protest when he's involved with the CAIP filing?

Should still be sent from the organizers. Rocky, in this case.On the other hand, is it really OK for Rocky to be organizing a protest when he's involved with the CAIP filing? This isn't about CAIP or the CRTC right now... This is about Net Neutrality. I however do welcome anyone with experience in putting these types of events together to join in to make this a success as I admit, I've never done this before.

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I'd love to be there, but the whole return bus fare from Québec city is a bit much. If anyone can offer a lift tho, I'll see about getting the day off work.....