Join the growing list of Canadians who stand together to call for Digital Sovereignty
Organizational Signatories include
Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)
Reset Tech
TeleCommunities Canada
Unifor
Unplugged Canada
Amanda Todd Legacy Society
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA)
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA)
Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP)
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)
Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
Canadians for Tax Fairness
Centre for Digital Rights
Centre for Free Expression
Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy
Children’s Healthcare Canada
Community Radio Fund of Canada
Democracy Watch
eQualitie
Fédération nationale des communications et de la culture (FNCC-CSN)
Friends of Canadian Media
GoodBot Society
Inspiring Healthy Futures
OpenMedia
Pediatric Chairs Canada
Privacy & Access Council of Canada
Seekers Media
Open Media and Information Companies Initiative (Open MIC)
Oversight
Individual Signatories include
Alex Himelfarb, Canada’s former Clerk of the Privy Council (the country’s top civil servant) serving under Prime Ministers Jean Chretien, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper
Andrew Clement, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
Annick Charette, Présidente Fédération nationale des communications et de la culture-CSN
Atom Egoyan, Canadian Filmmaker
Barry Appleton,
Benoît Lacoursière, President, Quebec National Federation of Teachers-CSN
Blayne Haggart, Brock Univesity
Caroline Senneville, President of the Confederation of National Trade Unions
Colette Brin, Professor, Department of Information and Communication, Laval University
Colin Bennett, Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria
David Goodis, Lawyer
David Loukidelis, KC, former Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC
David Tait, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia
David Young, Lawyer
Destiny Tchéhouali, Professor of International Communication and Co-holder of the Québec Research Chair in Francophone AI and Digital Technology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Dwayne Winseck, Professor, Carleton University
Elizabeth Denham, former BC Information and Privacy Commissioner and former UK Information Commissioner
Evan Light, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Heather Black, Former Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada
James Hinton, CEO, Own Innovation
Jill Clayton, Former Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
John Ralston Saul, Canadian writer
Jon Shell, Chair, Social Capital Partners
Jonathan Martineau, Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts College, Concordia University, Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Time, Technology and Capitalism (CIRTTC)
Karen Smith, Associate Professor, Brock University
Ken Werbin, Associate Professor, Laurier University
Leslie Regan Shade, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto
Linda McQuaig, Author and journalist
Lucy Suchman, Professor Emerita, Lancaster University UK
Marcus Kolga, Founder and Director of DisinfoWatch
Margaret Atwood, Canadian writer
Matthew Hatfield, Digital Policy Advocate
Matt Malone, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
Matthew Mendelsohn, CEO, Social Capital Partners
Michael Karanicolas, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University
Michel Lambert, eQualitie Inc.
Mike Ananny, Associate Professor, University of Southern California
Natasha Tusikov, Associate Professor, York University
Paul Vallee, CEO, Tehama
Pierre Trudel, Professor, University of Montreal
Renee Black, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GoodBot
Ronald Davis, JD, PhD, lawyer and JUNO-nominated recording artist
Sara Bannerman, Professor, McMaster University
Siobhan Stevenson, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Stephanie Perrin, President, Digital Discretion Company Inc.
Taylor Owen, Associate Professor, McGill University
Teresa Scassa, Professor, University of Ottawa
The Right Honourable, Adrienne Clarkson, Former Governor General of Canada
Vass Bednar, Public Policy Expert
Additional Signatories
Alex Cruise
Anne Stadlmair
Ann Mackenzie, Retired Teacher
Arthur Johnson, Probus of Canada
Ashley Balson, Director
Bill Hearn, Lawyer
Brian Owens, Freelance Journalist
Carlos Freire-Gibb, Professor
Carol Anne O’Brien, Lawyer
Catherine Hunt, Retired Film Industry professional
Christine Elwell, Artificial Intelligence Critic, Green Party of Canada
Clifton Cann, Canadian Coast Guard – retired
David Bugaresti, Engaged citizen
David Young, Lawyer
Deanna Bell
Devin Gray
Ethan Phillips, Oversight
Hanno Rein, Professor, University of Toronto
Ian Gray, Claire Lynch Music / Thrill Hill Publishing
Jared Pachan
Jason Butterfield, Canadian Writer
Jean Andrey, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Environment at University of Waterloo
Jennifer Epp
Julie Di Lorenzo, Real Estate Developer, Builder, Entrepreneur
Laura Ayre
Laurence Lafond-Beaulne, Musician
Lori Olson, Retired Software Developer
Louis Betrand, P. Eng. (Retired)
Martin Karsten, Professor, University of Waterloo
Maura Mininni, Teacher
Michael Boulerice, Software Developer
Michele Wilson, Film Industry Professional
Paul Busch
Rick Krzyczkowski, Graphic Artist
Robert Younger, Veteran
Sandra Battaglini, Comedian
Shannon Enns
Simon Modera
Stephane Comeau, UX Engineer
Stephanie Riches Harries
Suzanne Holmes
Timothy Summers, Lawyer
Tom Nesmith, Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba
*Additional signatories added after initial publication
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