Canadian government officials are working with 11 other nations to finalize the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
I am very concerned about the partnership, which is being negotiated without public input.
We know from documents revealed by Wikileaks that the partnership includes an Internet censorship plan that would make the Internet more policed, expensive and censored.
Experts have pointed out that under the partnership, families could be kicked off the Internet.
It would force Internet service providers to become Internet police and monitor my Internet use, censor website content and remove entire websites from my view.
It would also hinder our ability to access information and criminalize our everyday use of the Internet.
As a concerned citizen, I am speaking out for a free and open Internet.
The partnership’s proposal to force providers to install costly and invasive surveillance equipment into their networks gravely worries me.
These added costs would drive up everyone’s Internet bills and could force smaller independent Internet providers out of business.
I believe Internet access is a right and should be kept open and affordable for everyone.
I want a better future for my children and grandchildren.
More than 120,000 have signed the Say No to Internet Censorship petition and I encourage you to learn more about it before it’s too late.
Please stand together now to recover our rights from organizations run by individuals who do not think we have any rights to freedom.
Check out OpenMedia.org/Censorship
Sharron Bayley
Source: http://www.yorkregion.com/opinion-story/4243398-internet-partnership-all-about-censorship/