Candidates Urged to ‘Vote for the Internet’

Vote for the Internet campaign gives election candidates the opportunity to take a position on Internet issues.
Candidates Urged to ‘Vote for the Internet’
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OpenMedia.ca has put internet reform on the political agenda through its Vote for the Internet campaign. (OpenMedia.ca)
To keep rising costs for Internet access top of mind during the election, a Vancouver advocacy group has kicked off its Vote for the Internet campaign, giving election candidates the opportunity to take a position on Internet issues.

So far, the Green Party’s Elizabeth May and NDP leader Jack Layton have both said they support the campaign, launched by OpenMedia.ca.

“The Greens are proud to be the first party to announce support for OpenMedia’s proposition,” May said in a release.

“The Internet is critical for modern-day citizen engagement as well as to our economic competitiveness. The Greens pledge to stop the pay metre on Internet access. We are committed to enhancing broadband access, competition, transparency, and choice.”

“I’m certainly voting for the Internet,” Layton tweeted on April 6.

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