Only the government can keep the 'net neutral, says PIAC

OTTAWA – Parliament must assume leadership of the issue of net neutrality in order to safeguard consumers’ rights, says a new report from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC).In the report “Staying Neutral: Canadian Consumers and the Fight for Net Neutrality” released on Tuesday, PIAC calls on federal legislators and policymakers to protect consumers’ rights to “use their Internet connection to access the lawful content, applications or services of their choice without discrimination, modification, interruption, or delay of their internet transmissions by any party, subject to law”.It also recommends that the federal government set minimum speed standards for broadband providers, similar...