[fvc-wat-announce] Update for May 26 Event: The Other Majority

[lanickerson at b2b2c.ca]

Steven Bradley Scott has provided us with more information about himself and
what he will be talking about - see below. The event will start at 7:30 and
Steven and Gary will both have 15-20 minutes to speak. That should take us to
about 8:15, at which point we'll have a short break, then audience questions,
comments and discussion until 9.

As a reminder, Gary will be talking about lessons learned from the strategic
voting campaign attempts in the last election, and where we go from here in
pursuit of democracy.

It's Thursday May 26, 7:30 PM, at the Adult Recreation Centre, 185 King St. S,
Waterloo. Snacks included!:)

Hope to see lots of you!

Anita

----- Forwarded message from Steven Bradley Scott
<stevenbradleyscott at pirateparty.ca> -----
    Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 22:42:45 -0400
    From: Steven Bradley Scott <stevenbradleyscott at pirateparty.ca>
Reply-To: Steven Bradley Scott <stevenbradleyscott at pirateparty.ca>
 Subject: Re: Update
      To: lanickerson at b2b2c.ca

Before the election, the Conservative Party of Canada promised to
re-introduce several "crime" bills in a large omnibus bill.  With a
specific focus on what has come to be called a version of "Warrantless
Wiretapping" embedded in the bills (C-50, C-51, and C-52), I want to
elaborate on what this proposed legislation means for Canadians and what,
if anything, we can do about it.

My bio:

Steven Bradley Scott graduated with honors from the
Sheridan Computer Science Technology program (co-op). He joined the
Pirate Party in March 2011 after they addressed a number of questions
regarding privacy, UBB, and the CRTC. Steven believes that the abuse of
Copyright and Patent law needs to be stopped to ensure competition in
the market place and encourage artistic growth.  He also believes the
prices that Canadians are currently paying for digital communications
far exceed what is required to conduct business and that penalty based
billing schemes (cap-based systems) should be dropped. He believes that
such schemes are both abusive and prohibitive to Canadians, whose
Internet services are rated as some of the poorest in the world. Steven
believes that the privacy of Canadians needs to be protected. He holds
the position that education is one of the chief defenses against abuses
and seeks to assist Canadians by empowering them to make informed
Decisions.