[Advisors] Canada UPR submission - can we endorse?

[Marita Moll]

I was not part of the full exercise and only came in at the end and 
noticed that the CAP stuff was missing.  So I got them to add it in.

Marita

On 10/3/2012 2:49 AM, Garthtg@telus.net wrote:
> Well argued and documented, as far as it goes. But limiting "digital
> inclusion" to First Nations issues excludes the universality of TC's
> position.
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> Quoting Marita Moll<mmoll@ca.inter.net>:
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>> Hello all.  Attached please find a draft copy of a document put together
>> by APC (Association of Progressive Communications) and CIPPIC (Can.
>> Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic). It is a joint submission to
>> the Universal Periodic Review of Canada which is a regular review of the
>> human rights performance of UN member states (see
>> http://www.international.gc.ca/rights-droits/upr-epu.aspx?view=d for
>> more information).
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>> We are asked to add our signature and logo (as Telecommunities Canada)
>> to this document.  Please let me know if you have a problem with
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>> This particular submission is concerned with the recognition of human
>> rights on the internet. I have contributed to section B.1 which
>> registers concerns about ending funding for the CAP program:
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>> "B1. 7.   The coalition commends the Government of Canada's Broadband
>> Program for bringing internet access to a total of 218,000 new Canadian
>> households between 2009 and 2012, many of which are in rural
>> communities. However we are concerned because funding has ended for both
>> this program, and/ the Community Access Program (CAP), as of March 31,
>> 2012.// //CAP operated in over 3,000 sites a//cross Canada, offering
>> computer literacy trainings and Internet-user skills for youth, seniors,
>> members of low-income communities and residents of rural and remote
>> regions//."/
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>> /"B1. 8.  Industry Canada stated that in the context of "challenging
>> fiscal times," $15 million in funding for CAP was terminated because the
>> program had "successfully achieved its objective."// However, the
>> digital divide persists in Canada, particularly among First Nations
>> communities."/
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>> "Recommendation 38:  Provide funding and supports for community access
>> programs in order to complement new online government services and to
>> ensure fairness and equality in access to online services for all
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>> Marita
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