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Déclaration de solidarité avec les manifestations étudiantes du Québec par le PPCA

PPCA Statement of Solidarity with the Quebec Student Protests

The Pirate Party of Canada stands behind the Quebec Student Protesters who are standing up for their right to affordable education. The corporatization of the public education system is an issue all Canadians should take extremely seriously. Rising tuition fees are only the tip of the …

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Supreme Court Upholds Judicial Oversight of Police Surveillance

On Friday the Supreme Court upheld the need for judicial oversight of police surveillance activities. In R. v. Tse. the Supreme Court upheld that under emergency conditions police may undertake surveillance activities without a warrant, however the existing provisions for this in the Criminal Code were ruled to be overly broad. The court stressed the …

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PPCA Condemns Ayre Indictment

February 29, 2022

The Pirate Party of Canada formally condemns the American indictment of Canadians Calvin Ayres, James Philip, David Ferguson and Derrick Maloney, who have consistently proven themselves as upright and law-abiding citizen of their country.

 

The Pirate Party of Canada warns the federal government against ceding Canadian sovereignty over its own citizens’ …

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PRESS RELEASE: Pirate Party to provide secure browsing services to protect Canadians from potential Conservative majority

During the 2011 revolution in Tunisia, internet access was monitored and censored, and popular networking sites like Facebook and Twitter were blocked. Dissidents relied on secure browsing services to access the full internet. In support of the people of Tunisia, the Pirate Party of Canada launched its own VPN service to provide them with free …

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The Cybersecurity Act 2009 now effective

If you thought the “3 strikes” law was awful, you probably haven’t heard of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009. That amendment was voted in by the US Senate this month and basically gives the government in place the authority to “shutdown” the Internet. That’s right, it is now possible for the government to close down …

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