From: declan@well.com (Declan McCullagh)
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 08:34:25 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Canada investigating Net-regulations -- call CBC-Radio now!
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[David Jones is the head of EF-Canada. Call CBC Radio with your comments
now! (I did, and left them on the voice mailbox that Morning Edition
graciously provided.) --Declan]


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>Subject: call CBC with your thoughts on BC Attorney General's remarks
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>        Murmurings about Internet regulation in British Columbia
>
>I just finished a very brief interview on CBC-Radio in Vancouver.
>They called asking for a comment on the BC Attorney General's
>statement that he has instructed his ministry to investigate whether
>the Internet can be regulated.  The reason this is in the news
>is because of the so-called "white power" and "hate" web pages that
>are now available through a BC Internet Service Provider (Fairview Tech),
>after being kicked off an Ontario ISP's computers (Pathyway Communications).
>
>
>I hadn't had my morning coffee, so perhaps you can be more articulate
>on this issue that I was.  I encourage you to call the CBC-Radio's
>"talk-back lines" at (604) 662-6976 -- they are inviting comments
>on this issue.  Seriously, if you don't want the BC Attorney General
>to regulate the Internet, speak now or forever hold your peace.
>
>
>Background (from Vancouver Sun)
>
>  B.C. Internet provider is the largest Canadian site for racist material
>    gopher://insight.mcmaster.ca/00/org/efc/media/vancouver-sun.19jul96a
>
>  Hate on Internet investigated
>    gopher://insight.mcmaster.ca/00/org/efc/media/vancouver-sun.19jul96b
>
> Don't expect easy solutions to cyberspace abuse
>    gopher://insight.mcmaster.ca/00/org/efc/media/times-colonist.14jul96
>
>
>See also:
>
>  "Skin-Net"
>        http://www.ftcnet.com/~skinhds/main.htm
>
>  "Freedom Site in Exile"
>        http://www.ftcnet.com/~freedom/
>
>
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>David Jones    --  Electronic Frontier Canada
>djones@efc.ca  --  http://www.efc.ca/